Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1523 – Definitions
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1523
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
A. “Collision damage waiver” means any contract or contractual provision, whether separate from or a part of a motor vehicle rental agreement, whereby the lessor agrees for a charge, to waive any and all claims against the lessee for any damages to the rental motor vehicle during the term of the rental agreement.
B. “Lessor” means any person or organization in the business of providing rental motor vehicles to the public.
C. “Lessee” means any person or organization obtaining the use of a rental motor vehicle from a lessor under the terms of a rental agreement.
D. “Rental agreement” means any written agreement setting forth the terms and conditions governing the use of the rental motor vehicle by the lessee.
E. “Rental motor vehicle” means a private passenger type vehicle including passenger cars, passenger vans, and minivans that are primarily intended to transport persons, and which, upon execution of a rental agreement, is made available to a lessee for his use.
Acts 1989, No. 773, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1990, No. 589, §1, eff. July 19, 1990; Redesignated from La. Rev. Stat. 22:2091.3 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
NOTE: Former La. Rev. Stat. 22:1523 redesignated as La. Rev. Stat. 22:1946 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.