Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 686.005

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005

In an action against an owner or operator of a valet parking service that has not established financial responsibility as required by this chapter to recover damages for personal injuries, death, or property damage sustained in a motor vehicle collision arising out of the operation of a valet parking service, it is not a defense that the party who brings the action:
(1) was guilty of contributory negligence; or
(2) assumed the risk of injury, death, or property damage.