Sec. 686.006. OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE IN VIOLATION OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENT; OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person, while in the course and scope of the person's employment with a valet parking service, operates a motor vehicle of a patron of the service without the financial responsibility required by this chapter.
(b) Except as provided by Subsections (c) and (d), an offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $175 or more than $350.
(c) If a person has been previously convicted of an offense under this section, an offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $350 or more than $1,000.
(d) If the court determines that a person who has not been previously convicted of an offense under this section is economically unable to pay the fine, the court may reduce the fine to not less than $175.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 23.002, eff. March 1, 2004.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic
Subtitle H - Parking, Towing, and Storage of Vehicles
Chapter 686 - Valet Parking Services
Section 686.002. Requirement of Financial Responsibility for Valet Parking Services
Section 686.003. Evidence of Financial Responsibility
Section 686.004. Minimum Coverage Amounts
Section 686.005. Common Law Defenses
Section 686.007. Defense: Financial Responsibility in Effect at Time of Alleged Offense