TITLE: Relating to the use of public information for marketing purposes; creating a civil penalty.

SUMMARY: Relating to the use of public information for marketing purposes; creating a civil penalty.

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AN ACT relating to the use of public information for marketing purposes; creating a civil penalty. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 16, Business & Commerce Code, is amended by adding Chapter 762 to read as follows: CHAPTER 762. USE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION FOR MARKETING PURPOSE Sec. 762.001. USE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION FOR MARKETING PURPOSE PROHIBITED. A person may not use information received in response to a request for public information under Chapter 552, Government Code, for marketing purposes. Sec. 762.002. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person who violates this chapter is liable to the state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $50 for each violation of this chapter. (b) The attorney general or appropriate prosecuting attorney may file suit to collect a civil penalty under this section. (c) The attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state to restrain or enjoin a violation or threatened violation of this chapter. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.