{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-114.0001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 114.0001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Commercial lodging establishment\" means a hotel, motel, inn, or similar business entity that offers more than 10 rooms to the public for temporary lodging for a fee.\n(2) \"Human trafficking\" means conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 20A.02, Penal Code.\n(3) \"Operator\" means a person who owns, operates, manages, or controls a business entity.\n(4) \"Peace officer\" means a peace officer described by Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, appointed or employed to serve as a peace officer for a law enforcement agency.\nAdded by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 47 (H.B. 390), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2022.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 2.008, eff. January 1, 2025.","path":["BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE","TITLE 5. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES AND SERVICES","SUBTITLE C. BUSINESS OPERATIONS","CHAPTER 114. HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION IN COMMERCIAL LODGING ESTABLISHMENTS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.114.htm#114.0001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"78ab5e7d132351bd67beb19bea47e8247b20152f0b2e62b62fe2c954a4dbb75d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-113.0105","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-114.0002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}