Tex.
Transp. Code Section 683.001
Definitions
(1)
“Department” means the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.(2)
“Garagekeeper” means an owner or operator of a storage facility.(3)
“Law enforcement agency” means:(A)
the Department of Public Safety;(B)
the police department of a municipality;(C)
the police department of an institution of higher education; or(D)
a sheriff or a constable.(4)
“Motor vehicle” means a vehicle that is subject to registration under Chapter 501 (Certificate of Title Act).(5)
“Motor vehicle demolisher” means a person in the business of:(A)
converting motor vehicles into processed scrap or scrap metal; or(B)
wrecking or dismantling motor vehicles.(6)
“Outboard motor” means an outboard motor subject to registration under Chapter 31 (Water Safety), Parks and Wildlife Code.(7)
“Storage facility” includes a garage, parking lot, or establishment for the servicing, repairing, or parking of motor vehicles.(8)
“Watercraft” means a vessel subject to registration under Chapter 31 (Water Safety), Parks and Wildlife Code.(9)
“Abandoned nuisance vehicle” means a motor vehicle that is at least 10 years old and is of a condition only to be junked, crushed, or dismantled.(10)
“Vehicle storage facility” means a vehicle storage facility, as defined by Section 2303.002 (Definitions), Occupations Code, that is operated by a person who holds a license issued under Chapter 2303 of that code to operate that vehicle storage facility.(11)
“Aircraft” has the meaning assigned by Section 24.001 (Definitions).
Source:
Section 683.001 — Definitions, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.683.htm#683.001 (accessed May 11, 2024).
