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Art. 178d-1. SPECIAL EVENT PARKING CHARGE LIMITATION.                          

Definitions
	Sec. 1. In this Act:                                                           
	(1)  "Parking facility," "parking facility owner," and 
"vehicle" have the meanings assigned by Section 684.001, 
Transportation Code.
	(2)  "Special event" includes a sporting event, convention, 
concert, exhibit, parade, or political rally.

Limitation of Parking Charge in Connection with Special Event
	Sec. 2. A parking facility owner may not charge for parking a 
vehicle in the parking facility in connection with a special event 
an amount that is more than two times the amount computed using the 
rate that is normally charged for parking a vehicle in the facility 
on that day of the week and at that time.  This section does not 
apply to institutions of higher education or private or independent 
institutions of higher education as defined in Section 61.003, 
Education Code.

Offense
	Sec. 3. (a) A person commits an offense if the person violates 
Section 2 of this Act.
	(b)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.                   
	(c)  It is a defense to prosecution under this section that 
the parking facility owner posted a conspicuous sign at least two 
feet wide and two feet high at the entrance to the parking facility 
stating:
	(1)  in print at least six inches in height, the rate that is 
normally charged for parking a vehicle in the facility;  and
	(2)  in print at least six inches in height, the rate that is 
charged for parking a vehicle in the facility in connection with a 
special event.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 528, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.                            

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