{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-686.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 686.005","heading":"COMMON LAW DEFENSES.","body":"In an action against an owner or operator of a valet parking service that has not established financial responsibility as required by this chapter to recover damages for personal injuries, death, or property damage sustained in a motor vehicle collision arising out of the operation of a valet parking service, it is not a defense that the party who brings the action:\n(1) was guilty of contributory negligence; or\n(2) assumed the risk of injury, death, or property damage.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 23.002, eff. March 1, 2004.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 709 (H.B. 2190), Sec. 100, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE H. PARKING, TOWING, AND STORAGE OF VEHICLES","CHAPTER 686. VALET PARKING SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.686.htm#686.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"d7196751d7f838960f0857fe9f395e1b2877c1893f358f429cd90147ed36b1ea","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-686.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-686.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}