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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to providing patrons of a pay-to-park or valet parking |
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service with certain information; providing a civil penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 5, Business & Commerce Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 109 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 109. PAY-TO-PARK AND VALET PARKING SERVICES |
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Sec. 109.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Pay-to-park service" means a garage, a lot or |
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other facility that provides a place to park motor vehicles for a |
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fee. |
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(2) "Valet parking service" has the meaning assigned |
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by Section 686.001, Transportation Code. |
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(3) "Operator" means the person or entity that owns |
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and operates the service. It does not include the owner of the |
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property on which the business is located unless the property and |
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the pay-to-park or valet service is also owned and operated by the |
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property owner. |
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Sec. 109.002. REQUIREMENT OF CONTACT INFORMATION. |
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(1) The receipt or claim ticket that an operator of a |
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pay-to-park service or valet parking service provides to a patron |
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must state the name, address, and telephone information of the |
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operator that operates the service. |
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(2) If a receipt or claim ticket is not provided by the |
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pay-to-park service, the name, address, and telephone number of the |
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operator of the service must be prominently displayed on the |
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payment receptacle. |
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Sec. 109.003. CIVIL PENALTY. A pay-to-park or valet |
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parking service that violates this chapter is subject to a civil |
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penalty not to exceed $200 for each violation. |
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Sec. 109.004. SUIT FOR CIVIL PENALTY. The attorney general |
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or a county or district attorney may bring an action for a civil |
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penalty under Section 109.003. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |