Terms Used In Texas Business and Commerce Code 204.001

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005

In this chapter:
(1) “Proof of ownership” includes a bill of sale or other evidence showing that an item has been sold to the person possessing the item.
(2) “Returnable container” means a device made of any material that is used to hold, contain, or convert goods into a package and is suitable for repeated use. The term includes baskets, trays, or other containers used by a product producer, distributor, or retailer for the transportation or storage of goods.