Texas § EL.81.005 - COMMON OR CONTRACT CARRIER
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§ EL.81.005. COMMON OR CONTRACT CARRIER
COMMON OR CONTRACT CARRIER. (a) A common or contract carrier may not be used to perform an act in accordance with this title unless the carrier: (1) is a bona fide, for profit carrier, the primary business of which is transporting or delivering property for compensation and the business practices of which are reasonable and prudent according to the usual standards for the business in which it is engaged; (2) routinely uses receipts that: (A) permit the carrier to retrieve a receipt or information contained in a receipt; (B) provide space for the name and residence address of a person who delivers a parcel to the carrier; and (C) provide space for the date, time, and address at which parcels are received by the carrier; and (3) complies with laws requiring the carrier to file an assumed name with each county in which the carrier receives or delivers parcels or with the secretary of state, as appropriate. (b) A common or contract carrier may not be used to perform an act in accordance with this title if the carrier transports property as an incidental activity of a nontransportation business activity regardless of whether the carrier imposes a separate charge for the transportation. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1381, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 393, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
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Section EL.81.005 ("COMMON OR CONTRACT CARRIER") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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