Tex. Bus. & Com. Code Section 91.001
Definitions

In this chapter:

(1)

“Authorized driver” means:

(A)

the renter;

(B)

a person whom the rental company expressly designates on the rental agreement as an authorized driver;

(C)

the renter’s spouse if the spouse:
(i)
holds a driver’s license; and
(ii)
satisfies any minimum age requirement established by the rental company;

(D)

an employer, employee, or coworker of the renter if the person:
(i)
holds a driver’s license;
(ii)
satisfies any minimum age requirement established by the rental company; and
(iii)
is engaged in a business activity with the renter at the time of the rental; or

(E)

a person who:
(i)
holds a driver’s license; and
(ii)
is driving directly to a medical or police facility under circumstances reasonably believed to constitute an emergency.

(2)

“Damage” means damage to or loss of a rented vehicle, regardless of fault involved in the damage or loss. The term includes:

(A)

theft and loss of use; and

(B)

any cost incident to the damage or loss, including storage, impound, towing, and administrative charges.

(3)

“Damage waiver” means a rental company’s agreement not to hold an authorized driver liable for all or part of any damage to a rented vehicle.

(4)

“Mandatory charge” means a charge for an item or service provided in connection with a rental transaction, other than a charge imposed by law:

(A)

that is in addition to the base rental rate; and

(B)

that the renter may not avoid or decline.

(5)

“Private passenger vehicle” means a motor vehicle of the private passenger type, including a passenger van, primarily intended for private use.

(6)

“Rental agreement” means an agreement for 30 days or less that states the terms governing the use of a private passenger vehicle rented by a rental company.

(7)

“Rental company” means a person in the business of renting private passenger vehicles to the public for 30 days or less. The term does not include a person who holds a license under Chapter 2301 (Sale or Lease of Motor Vehicles), Occupations Code, and whose primary business activity is not renting private passenger vehicles.

(8)

“Renter” means a person who obtains use of a private passenger vehicle from a rental company under a rental agreement.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.

Source: Section 91.001 — Definitions, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.­91.­htm#91.­001 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

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