Section 114.0001 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Definitions In this chapter:
(1) "Commercial lodging establishment" means a hotel, motel, inn, or similar business entity that offers more than 10 rooms to the public for temporary lodging for a fee. (2) "Human trafficking" means conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 20A.02, Penal Code. (3) "Operator" means a person who owns, operates, manages, or controls a business entity. (4) "Peace officer" means a peace officer described by Article 2A.001 , Code of Criminal Procedure, appointed or employed to serve as a peace officer for a law enforcement agency. Tex. Bus. and Comm. Code § 114.0001
Amended by Acts 2023 , Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session , ch. 765, Sec. 2.008, eff. 1/1/2025.Added by Acts 2021 , Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session , ch. 47, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/2022.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.