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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
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(1) “Financial responsibility” means the ability to respond in damages for liability for a collision that:
(A) occurs after the effective date of the document evidencing the establishment of the financial responsibility; and
(B) arises out of the operation of a motor vehicle by an employee of a valet parking service.
(2) “Public accommodation” means any:
(A) inn, hotel, or motel;
(B) restaurant, cafeteria, or other facility principally engaged in selling food for consumption on the premises;
(C) bar, nightclub, or other facility engaged in selling alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises;
(D) motion picture house, theater, concert hall, stadium, or other place of exhibition or entertainment; or
(E) other facility used by or open to members of the public.
(3) “Valet parking service” means a parking service through which the motor vehicles of patrons of a public accommodation are parked for a fee by a third party who is not an employee of the public accommodation.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Transportation Code - TRANSP § 686.001. Definitions - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/transportation-code/transp-sect-686-001/
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