(a) The owner of a motor vehicle subject to the tax imposed under this subchapter shall collect the tax for the benefit of the municipality or county.
(b) The owner shall add the short-term motor vehicle rental tax imposed by the municipality or county under this subchapter, if applicable, and the gross rental receipts tax imposed by Chapter 152, Tax Code, to the rental charge, and the sum of the taxes is a part of the rental charge, is a debt owed to the motor vehicle owner by the person renting the vehicle, and is recoverable at law in the same manner as the rental charge.

Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 334.105

  • Motor vehicle: means a self-propelled vehicle designed principally to transport persons or property on a public roadway and includes a passenger car, van, station wagon, sports utility vehicle, and truck. See Texas Local Government Code 334.101
  • Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
  • 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
  • Rental: means an agreement by the owner of a motor vehicle to authorize for not longer than 30 days the exclusive use of that vehicle to another for consideration. See Texas Local Government Code 334.101
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