Tex.
Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code Section 3846.403
Collection of Event Parking Tax
(a)
The district by order may require the owner or lessee of a parking facility to collect a tax imposed under this subchapter for the benefit of the district.(b)
An owner or lessee required to collect the tax shall add the tax to the parking charge, and the tax is a part of the parking charge, a debt owed to the parking facility owner or lessee by the person parking, and recoverable at law in the same manner as the parking charge.(c)
A person required to collect the tax shall report and send the taxes to the district as provided by the district.(d)
The district by order may prescribe penalties, including interest charges, for failure to keep records required by the district, to report when required, or to pay the tax when due. The district may bring suit against a person who fails to collect the tax and to pay it over to the district as required.(e)
The district by order may permit a person who is required to collect the tax to retain a percentage of the amount collected and required to be reported as reimbursement to the person for the costs of collecting the tax. The district may provide that the person may retain the amount only if the person pays the tax and files reports as required by the district.(f)
The tax is not an occupation tax imposed on the owner or lessee of the parking facility.
Source:
Section 3846.403 — Collection of Event Parking Tax, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.3846.htm#3846.403 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
