Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 118.0004
This is the official text of Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 118.0004, part of Texas’s Business & Commerce Code — governs commercial transactions and general business practices.
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§ 118.0004. TERMS OF AGREEMENT WITH RESTAURANT.
Official statutory text
(a) An agreement between a third-party food delivery service and a restaurant must:
(1) be in writing;
(2) expressly authorize the service to arrange for the delivery or pickup of food or beverages from that restaurant; and
(3) clearly state each fee, including a commission or other charge, that the restaurant will be required to pay to the service or absorb in connection with an order arranged through the service.
(b) The agreement may not include any provision that requires the restaurant to indemnify the third-party food delivery service, including an employee or independent contractor of the service, for claims or liabilities resulting from acts or omissions of the service or of an employee or independent contractor of the service.
(c) A provision in an agreement that violates Subsection (b) is void and unenforceable.
(1) be in writing;
(2) expressly authorize the service to arrange for the delivery or pickup of food or beverages from that restaurant; and
(3) clearly state each fee, including a commission or other charge, that the restaurant will be required to pay to the service or absorb in connection with an order arranged through the service.
(b) The agreement may not include any provision that requires the restaurant to indemnify the third-party food delivery service, including an employee or independent contractor of the service, for claims or liabilities resulting from acts or omissions of the service or of an employee or independent contractor of the service.
(c) A provision in an agreement that violates Subsection (b) is void and unenforceable.
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