Tex. Transp. Code § 728.002

SALE OF MOTOR VEHICLES ON CONSECUTIVE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY PROHIBITED

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Harris County Texas v. Carmax Auto Superstores Inc (1999)

Most recently applied in Motor Vehicle Board of the Texas Department of Transportation v. El Paso Independent Automobile Dealers Ass'n (February 2001)

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff

(a) A person may not, on consecutive days of Saturday and Sunday:

(1) sell or offer for sale a motor vehicle; or

(2) compel an employee to sell or offer for sale a motor vehicle.

(b) Each day a motor vehicle is offered for sale is a separate violation. Each sale of a motor vehicle is a separate violation.

(c) This section does not prohibit the occasional sale of a motor vehicle by a person not in a business that includes the sale of motor vehicles.

(d) This section does not prohibit the quoting of a price for a motor home or tow truck at a show or exhibition described by Section 2301.358, Occupations Code.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.