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TX Bus & Com Code § 93.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Businesses and Services|Subtitle B - Rental Practices|Chapter 93 - Loss Damage Waivers for Rental of Certain Heavy Equipment|Section 93.002. Contract for Loss Damage Waiver

Sec. 93.002.  CONTRACT FOR LOSS DAMAGE WAIVER.  A customer may contract with a merchant for a heavy equipment loss damage waiver in connection with a rental agreement.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 403 (H.B. 2052), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 93.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Businesses and Services|Subtitle B - Rental Practices|Chapter 93 - Loss Damage Waivers for Rental of Certain Heavy Equipment|Section 93.003. Restrictions on Merchant Concerning Waiver

Sec. 93.003.  RESTRICTIONS ON MERCHANT CONCERNING WAIVER.  A merchant may not:(1)  sell a heavy equipment loss damage waiver unless:(A)  the contract containing the waiver complies with this chapter; and(B)  the customer agrees to the waiver in writing; or(2)  impose or require the purchase of a heavy equipment loss damage waiver as a condition of entering into a rental agreement.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 403 (H.B. 2052), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 93.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Businesses and Services|Subtitle B - Rental Practices|Chapter 93 - Loss Damage Waivers for Rental of Certain Heavy Equipment|Section 93.004. Required Notice

Sec. 93.004.  REQUIRED NOTICE.  A contract that offers a heavy equipment loss damage waiver must include the following notice:"This contract offers an optional loss damage waiver for an additional charge to cover your responsibility for loss of or damage to the heavy equipment.  You do not have to purchase this coverage.  Before deciding whether to purchase this loss damage waiver, you may consider whether your insurance policies afford you coverage for loss of or damage to the heavy equipment rented and the amount of the deductible you would pay under your policies."|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 403 (H.B. 2052), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 93.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Businesses and Services|Subtitle B - Rental Practices|Chapter 93 - Loss Damage Waivers for Rental of Certain Heavy Equipment|Section 93.005. Statement of Total Charge

Sec. 93.005.  STATEMENT OF TOTAL CHARGE.  A heavy equipment loss damage waiver agreement must include a statement of the total charge for the waiver.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 403 (H.B. 2052), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 93.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Businesses and Services|Subtitle B - Rental Practices|Chapter 93 - Loss Damage Waivers for Rental of Certain Heavy Equipment|Section 93.006. Authorized Exclusions

Sec. 93.006.  AUTHORIZED EXCLUSIONS.  A heavy equipment loss damage waiver may exclude:(1)  loss of or damage to the heavy equipment that is caused by an unexplained disappearance or abandonment of the heavy equipment;(2)  damage that is intentionally caused by the customer; or(3)  damage that results from the customer's wilful or wanton misconduct.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 403 (H.B. 2052), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 93.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Businesses and Services|Subtitle B - Rental Practices|Chapter 93 - Loss Damage Waivers for Rental of Certain Heavy Equipment|Section 93.007. Relationship to Insurance

Sec. 93.007.  RELATIONSHIP TO INSURANCE.  A heavy equipment loss damage waiver is not insurance.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 403 (H.B. 2052), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 93.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Businesses and Services|Subtitle B - Rental Practices|Chapter 93 - Loss Damage Waivers for Rental of Certain Heavy Equipment|Section 93.008. Civil Penalty

Sec. 93.008.  CIVIL PENALTY.  A merchant that violates this chapter is liable for a civil penalty in an amount of not less than $500 or more than $1,000 for each act of violation.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 403 (H.B. 2052), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 93.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Businesses and Services|Subtitle B - Rental Practices|Chapter 93 - Loss Damage Waivers for Rental of Certain Heavy Equipment|Section 93.009. Injunctive Relief

Sec. 93.009.  INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.  A person injured or threatened with injury by a violation of this chapter may seek injunctive relief against the person committing or threatening to commit the violation.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 403 (H.B. 2052), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 93.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Businesses and Services|Subtitle B - Rental Practices|Chapter 93 - Loss Damage Waivers for Rental of Certain Heavy Equipment|Section 93.010. Suit for Civil Penalty or Injunctive Relief

Sec. 93.010.  SUIT FOR CIVIL PENALTY OR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.  The attorney general or a county or district attorney may bring an action in the name of the state for a civil penalty under Section 93.008, injunctive relief under Section 93.009, or both.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 403 (H.B. 2052), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 94.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Businesses and Services|Subtitle B - Rental Practices|Chapter 94 - Excess Wear and Use Waivers for Leases of Motor Vehicles|Section 94.001. Definitions

Sec. 94.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Excess wear and use waiver" means a provision of or addendum to a lease agreement under which the lessor agrees to not hold a lessee liable for all or part of the excess wear and use to a motor vehicle.(2)  "Lease agreement" means an agreement, including any addendum to the agreement, entered into in this state under which a lessee pays a fee or other consideration to a lessor for the right to possession and use of a motor vehicle for a term of more than 180 days, regardless of whether the agreement provides the lessee an option to purchase or otherwise become the owner of the motor vehicle upon the expiration of the term of the agreement.(3)  "Lessee" means an individual who acquires the right to possession and use of a motor vehicle under a lease agreement primarily for personal, family, or household purposes.(4)  "Lessor" means a person who, in the ordinary course of business, regularly leases, offers to lease, or arranges for the lease of a motor vehicle under a lease agreement.  Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the term includes an assignee of the lessor.(5)  "Motor vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 541.201, Transportation Code.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 649 (S.B. 1778), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1144 (H.B. 2847), Sec. 1.001, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 94.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Businesses and Services|Subtitle B - Rental Practices|Chapter 94 - Excess Wear and Use Waivers for Leases of Motor Vehicles|Section 94.002. Contract for Excess Wear and Use Waiver

Sec. 94.002.  CONTRACT FOR EXCESS WEAR AND USE WAIVER.  A lessee may contract with a lessor for an excess wear and use waiver in connection with a lease agreement.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 649 (S.B. 1778), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1144 (H.B. 2847), Sec. 1.001, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 94.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Businesses and Services|Subtitle B - Rental Practices|Chapter 94 - Excess Wear and Use Waivers for Leases of Motor Vehicles|Section 94.003. Restrictions on Lessor Concerning Excess Wear and Use Waiver

Sec. 94.003.  RESTRICTIONS ON LESSOR CONCERNING EXCESS WEAR AND USE WAIVER.  A lessor may not:(1)  sell an excess wear and use waiver, unless:(A)  the lease agreement containing the excess wear and use waiver complies with this chapter; and(B)  the lessee agrees to the excess wear and use waiver in writing; or(2)  impose or require the purchase of an excess wear and use waiver as a condition of entering into a lease agreement.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 649 (S.B. 1778), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1144 (H.B. 2847), Sec. 1.001, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 94.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Businesses and Services|Subtitle B - Rental Practices|Chapter 94 - Excess Wear and Use Waivers for Leases of Motor Vehicles|Section 94.004. Required Notice

Sec. 94.004.  REQUIRED NOTICE.  An excess wear and use waiver must be in writing and include a notice substantially similar to the following:"This excess wear and use waiver is optional, is not a condition of leasing the vehicle, and is being provided for an additional charge to cover your responsibility for any excess wear and use to the leased vehicle."|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 649 (S.B. 1778), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1144 (H.B. 2847), Sec. 1.001, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 94.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Businesses and Services|Subtitle B - Rental Practices|Chapter 94 - Excess Wear and Use Waivers for Leases of Motor Vehicles|Section 94.005. Required Disclosures

Sec. 94.005.  REQUIRED DISCLOSURES.  A lease agreement that includes an excess wear and use waiver must disclose:(1)  the total charge for the excess wear and use waiver; and(2)  any exclusions or limitations on the amount of excess wear and use that may be waived under the excess wear and use waiver.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 649 (S.B. 1778), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1144 (H.B. 2847), Sec. 1.001, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 94.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Businesses and Services|Subtitle B - Rental Practices|Chapter 94 - Excess Wear and Use Waivers for Leases of Motor Vehicles|Section 94.006. Relationship to Insurance

Sec. 94.006.  RELATIONSHIP TO INSURANCE.  An excess wear and use waiver is not insurance.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 649 (S.B. 1778), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1144 (H.B. 2847), Sec. 1.001, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 94.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Businesses and Services|Subtitle B - Rental Practices|Chapter 94 - Excess Wear and Use Waivers for Leases of Motor Vehicles|Section 94.007. Civil Penalty

Sec. 94.007.  CIVIL PENALTY.  A lessor that violates this chapter is liable for a civil penalty in an amount of not less than $500 or more than $1,000 for each violation.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 649 (S.B. 1778), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1144 (H.B. 2847), Sec. 1.001, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 94.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Businesses and Services|Subtitle B - Rental Practices|Chapter 94 - Excess Wear and Use Waivers for Leases of Motor Vehicles|Section 94.008. Injunctive Relief

Sec. 94.008.  INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.  A person injured or threatened with injury by a violation of this chapter may seek injunctive relief against the person committing or threatening to commit the violation.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 649 (S.B. 1778), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1144 (H.B. 2847), Sec. 1.001, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 94.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Businesses and Services|Subtitle B - Rental Practices|Chapter 94 - Excess Wear and Use Waivers for Leases of Motor Vehicles|Section 94.009. Suit for Civil Penalty or Injunctive Relief

Sec. 94.009.  SUIT FOR CIVIL PENALTY OR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.  The attorney general or a county or district attorney may bring an action in the name of the state for a civil penalty under Section 94.007, injunctive relief under Section 94.008, or both.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 649 (S.B. 1778), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1144 (H.B. 2847), Sec. 1.001, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 101.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Businesses and Services|Subtitle C - Business Operations|Chapter 101 - International Matchmaking Organizations|Section 101.001. Definitions

Sec. 101.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Basic rights information" means information applicable to a noncitizen, including information about human rights, immigration, and emergency assistance and resources.(2)  "Client" means a person who is a resident of the United States and who contracts with an international matchmaking organization to meet recruits.(3)  "Criminal history record information" means criminal history record information obtained from the Department of Public Safety under Subchapter F, Chapter 411, Government Code, and from the Federal Bureau of Investigation under Section 411.087, Government Code.(4)  "International matchmaking organization" means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other legal entity that does business in the United States and offers to residents of this state dating, matrimonial, or social referral services involving recruits by:(A)  exchanging names, telephone numbers, addresses, or statistics;(B)  selecting photographs; or(C)  providing a social environment for introducing clients to recruits in a country other than the United States.(5)  "Marital history information" means a declaration of a person's current marital status, the number of times the person has been married, and whether any marriage occurred as a result of receiving services from an international matchmaking organization.(6)  "Recruit" means a person who:(A)  is not a citizen or resident of the United States; and(B)  is recruited by an international matchmaking organization for the purpose of providing dating, matrimonial, or social referral services.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 101.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Businesses and Services|Subtitle C - Business Operations|Chapter 101 - International Matchmaking Organizations|Section 101.002. Providing Criminal History, Marital History, and Basic Rights Information

Sec. 101.002.  PROVIDING CRIMINAL HISTORY, MARITAL HISTORY, AND BASIC RIGHTS INFORMATION.  (a)  An international matchmaking organization shall provide each recruit with the criminal history record information and marital history information of the organization's clients and with basic rights information.(b)  The information under Subsection (a) must:(1)  be in the recruit's native language; and(2)  be displayed in a manner that:(A)  separates the criminal history record information, the marital history information, and the basic rights information from any other information; and(B)  is highly noticeable.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 101.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Businesses and Services|Subtitle C - Business Operations|Chapter 101 - International Matchmaking Organizations|Section 101.003. Providing Additional Criminal History, Marital History, and Basic Rights Information

Sec. 101.003.  PROVIDING ADDITIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY, MARITAL HISTORY, AND BASIC RIGHTS INFORMATION.  (a)  An international matchmaking organization shall disseminate to a recruit the criminal history record information and marital history information of a client and the basic rights information not later than the 30th day after the date the organization receives the criminal history record information and the marital history information from the client.(b)  The international matchmaking organization shall provide the information to the recruit in the recruit's native language.  The organization shall pay the costs incurred to translate the information.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 101.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Businesses and Services|Subtitle C - Business Operations|Chapter 101 - International Matchmaking Organizations|Section 101.004. Obtaining Criminal History Record Information and Marital History Information

Sec. 101.004.  OBTAINING CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION AND MARITAL HISTORY INFORMATION.  (a)  A client shall:(1)  obtain a copy of the client's own criminal history record information;(2)  provide the criminal history record information to the international matchmaking organization; and(3)  provide the client's own marital history information to the international matchmaking organization.(b)  The international matchmaking organization shall require the client to affirm that the marital history information is complete and accurate and includes information regarding marriages, annulments, and dissolutions that occurred in another state or a foreign country.(c)  The international matchmaking organization may not provide any further services to the client or the recruit until the organization has:(1)  obtained the requested criminal history record information and marital history information; and(2)  provided the information to the recruit.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 101.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Businesses and Services|Subtitle C - Business Operations|Chapter 101 - International Matchmaking Organizations|Section 101.005. Civil Penalty

Sec. 101.005.  CIVIL PENALTY.  (a)  An international matchmaking organization that violates this chapter is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $20,000 for each violation.(b)  In determining the amount of the civil penalty, the court shall consider:(1)  any previous violations of this chapter by the international matchmaking organization;(2)  the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation;(3)  the demonstrated good faith of the international matchmaking organization; and(4)  the amount necessary to deter future violations.(c)  The attorney general or the appropriate district or county attorney may bring an action under this section in the name of the state in a district court in:(1)  Travis County; or(2)  a county in which any part of the violation occurs.(d)  A penalty collected under this section by the attorney general or a district or county attorney shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the compensation to victims of crime fund established under Subchapter J, Chapter 56B, Code of Criminal Procedure.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 2.01, eff. January 1, 2021.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 103.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Businesses and Services|Subtitle C - Business Operations|Chapter 103 - Appraisals Improperly Induced by Mortgage Lenders|Section 103.001. Definitions

Sec. 103.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Lender" means a person who lends money for or invests money in mortgage loans.(2)  "Mortgage loan" means a loan secured by a deed of trust, security deed, or other lien on real property.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 103.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Businesses and Services|Subtitle C - Business Operations|Chapter 103 - Appraisals Improperly Induced by Mortgage Lenders|Section 103.002. Criminal Penalty

Sec. 103.002.  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  A lender commits an offense if in connection with a mortgage loan transaction the lender pays or offers to pay a person, including an individual licensed or certified by the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board or the Texas Real Estate Commission, a fee or other consideration for appraisal services and the payment:(1)  is contingent on a minimum, maximum, or pre-agreed estimate of value of property securing the loan;  and(2)  interferes with the person's ability or obligation to provide an independent and impartial opinion of the property's value.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.(c)  An instruction a lender gives to a real estate appraiser regarding a legal or other regulatory requirement for the appraisal of property, or any other communication between a lender or real estate appraiser necessary or appropriate under a law, regulation, or underwriting standard applicable to a real estate appraisal, does not constitute interference by a lender for purposes of Subsection (a)(2).|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 104.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 5 - Regulation of Businesses and Services|Subtitle C - Business Operations|Chapter 104 - Restrictions on Charges by Motor Fuel Franchisors|Section 104.001. Definitions

Sec. 104.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Franchise":(A)  includes:(i)  a contract under which a distributor or retailer is authorized to occupy marketing premises in connection with the sale, consignment, or distribution of motor fuel under a trademark owned or controlled by a franchisor-refiner or by a refiner who supplies motor fuel to a distributor who authorizes the occupancy;(ii)  a contract relating to the supply of motor fuel to be sold, consigned, or distributed under a trademark owned or controlled by a refiner; and(iii)  the unexpired portion of any franchise transferred or assigned under the franchise provisions or any applicable provision of state or federal law authorizing the transfer or assignment regardless of the franchise provisions; and(B)  does not include a contract:(i)  that is made in the distribution of motor fuels through a card-lock or key-operated pumping system; and(ii)  to which a refiner or producer of the motor fuel is not a party.(2)  "Franchisee" means a distributor or retailer who is authorized under a franchise to use a trademark in connection with the sale, consignment, or distribution of motor fuel.(3)  "Franchisor" means a refiner or distributor who authorizes under a franchise the use of a trademark in connection with the sale, consignment, or distribution of motor fuel.(4)  "Motor fuel" includes diesel fuel and gasoline:(A)  delivered to a service station by a franchisor; and(B)  usable as a propellant of a motor vehicle.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|