Sec. 623.0155. INDEMNIFICATION FROM MOTOR CARRIER PROHIBITED. (a) A person may not require indemnification from a motor carrier as a condition to:
(1) the transportation of property for compensation or hire by the carrier;
(2) entrance on property by the carrier for the purpose of loading, unloading, or transporting property for compensation or hire; or
(3) a service incidental to an activity described by Subdivision (1) or (2), including storage of property.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to:
(1) a claim arising from damage or loss from a wrongful or negligent act or omission of the carrier; or
(2) services or goods other than those described by Subsection (a).
(c) In this section, "motor carrier" means a common carrier, specialized carrier, or contract carrier that transports property for hire. The term does not include a person who transports property as an incidental activity of a nontransportation business activity regardless of whether the person imposes a separate charge for the transportation.
(d) A provision that is contrary to Subsection (a) is not enforceable.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.139(a); Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1061, Sec. 19.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic
Subtitle E - Vehicle Size and Weight
Chapter 623 - Permits for Oversize or Overweight Vehicles
Section 623.011. Permit for Excess Axle or Gross Weight
Section 623.0111. Additional Fee for Operation of Vehicle Under Permit
Section 623.0112. Additional Administrative Fee
Section 623.0113. Route Restrictions
Section 623.012. Security for Permit
Section 623.013. List of Permits Issued
Section 623.014. Transfer of Permit
Section 623.015. Liability for Damage
Section 623.0155. Indemnification From Motor Carrier Prohibited
Section 623.016. Recovery on Permit Security
Section 623.017. Permit for Movement of Cylindrical Hay Bales
Section 623.0171. Permit for Ready-Mixed Concrete Trucks
Section 623.0172. Permit for Intermodal Shipping Container
Section 623.018. County Permit