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TX Bus & Com Code § 17.902 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 2 - Competition and Trade Practices|Chapter 17 - Deceptive Trade Practices|Subchapter J. Protection From Misleading or Deceptive Live Musical Performances|Section 17.902. Unauthorized Advertisement, Promotion, or Conduction of Certain Live Musical Performances

Sec. 17.902.  UNAUTHORIZED ADVERTISEMENT, PROMOTION, OR CONDUCTION OF CERTAIN LIVE MUSICAL PERFORMANCES.  A person may not advertise, promote, or conduct a live musical performance in this state through the use of a false, deceptive, or misleading affiliation, connection, or association between a recording group and a performing musical group. An act is not considered a violation of this section if:(1)  the performing musical group is the authorized registrant and owner of a federal service mark for the recording group that is registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office;(2)  at least one member of the performing musical group is or was a member of the recording group and that member has a legal right to use or operate under the name of the recording group without abandoning the name or affiliation with the recording group;(3)  the live musical performance is identified in all advertisements or other promotions for the event as being conducted as a "salute" or "tribute" to the recording group;(4)  the advertisement or promotion relates to a live musical performance that is to take place outside of this state; or(5)  the live musical performance is expressly authorized by each member of the recording group.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (H.B. 54), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 17.903 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 2 - Competition and Trade Practices|Chapter 17 - Deceptive Trade Practices|Subchapter J. Protection From Misleading or Deceptive Live Musical Performances|Section 17.903. Injunction; Restitution

Sec. 17.903.  INJUNCTION; RESTITUTION.  (a)  If the attorney general has reason to believe that a person is engaging in, has engaged in, or is about to engage in an act or practice that violates Section 17.902, and that proceedings would be in the public interest, the attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state against the person to restrain that act or practice by temporary or permanent injunction.(b)  The prosecuting attorney in the county in which a violation of Section 17.902 occurs, with prior written notice to the attorney general, may institute and prosecute an action seeking injunctive relief under this section. The prosecuting attorney shall make a full report to the attorney general regarding any action prosecuted by the prosecuting attorney under this subsection.  The report must include a statement regarding the final disposition of the matter.(c)  When a court issues a permanent injunction to restrain and prevent a violation of Section 17.902, the court may make  additional orders or judgments as necessary to restore money or other property that may have been acquired because of a violation of this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (H.B. 54), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 17.904 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 2 - Competition and Trade Practices|Chapter 17 - Deceptive Trade Practices|Subchapter J. Protection From Misleading or Deceptive Live Musical Performances|Section 17.904. Civil Penalty

Sec. 17.904.  CIVIL PENALTY.  (a)  A person who violates Section 17.902 is liable to the state for a civil penalty of not less than $5,000 or more than $15,000 for each violation.  Each performance that violates Section 17.902 constitutes a separate violation.(b)  The attorney general or the prosecuting attorney in the county in which a violation occurs may bring suit to recover the civil penalty imposed under Subsection (a).(c)  The civil penalty provided by this section is in addition to injunctive relief or any other remedy that may be granted under Section 17.903.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (H.B. 54), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 17.921 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 2 - Competition and Trade Practices|Chapter 17 - Deceptive Trade Practices|Subchapter K. Regulating the Collection or Solicitation by For-Profit Entities of Certain Public Donations|Section 17.921. Definitions

Sec. 17.921.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Charitable organization" means an organization that is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by being listed as an exempt organization in Section 501(c) of that code.(2)  "For-profit entity" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.002, Business Organizations Code.(3)  "Household goods" mean furniture, furnishings, or personal effects used or for use in a dwelling.(4)  "Public donations receptacle" means a large container or bin in a parking lot or public place that is intended for use as a collection point for clothing or household goods donated by the public.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1368 (S.B. 776), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 17.922 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 2 - Competition and Trade Practices|Chapter 17 - Deceptive Trade Practices|Subchapter K. Regulating the Collection or Solicitation by For-Profit Entities of Certain Public Donations|Section 17.922. Required Disclosure for Collections Through Public Receptacle

Sec. 17.922.  REQUIRED DISCLOSURE FOR COLLECTIONS THROUGH PUBLIC RECEPTACLE.  (a)  A for-profit entity or individual may not use a public donations receptacle to collect donated clothing or household goods and subsequently sell the donated items unless the for-profit entity or individual attaches to the receptacle a notice that:(1)  is permanently and prominently displayed on the front and at least one side of the receptacle;(2)  is in bold print, with letters at least two inches in height and one inch in width;(3)  contains the business address, other than a post office box number, and telephone number of the for-profit entity or individual; and(4)  contains the appropriate disclosure prescribed by this section in English and Spanish.(b)  If none of the proceeds from the sale of the donated items will be given to a charitable organization, the disclosure required by Subsection (a)(4) must state:"DONATIONS ARE NOT FOR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND WILL BE SOLD FOR PROFIT."(c)  If any of the proceeds from the sale of the donated items will be given to a charitable organization, the disclosure required by Subsection (a)(4) must state:"DONATIONS ARE TO (NAME OF FOR-PROFIT ENTITY OR INDIVIDUAL) AND WILL BE SOLD FOR PROFIT.  ____ PERCENT (INSERT PERCENTAGE) OF ALL PROCEEDS WILL BE DONATED TO (NAME OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION)."(d)  If the for-profit entity or individual pays to a charitable organization a flat fee that is not contingent on the proceeds generated from the sale of the donated items and the for-profit entity or individual retains a percentage of the proceeds from the sale, the disclosure required by Subsection (a)(4) must state:"THIS DONATION RECEPTACLE IS OPERATED BY (NAME OF FOR-PROFIT ENTITY OR INDIVIDUAL) ON BEHALF OF (NAME OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION).  Donations are sold for profit by (name of for-profit entity or individual) and a flat fee of (insert amount) is paid to (name of charitable organization)."|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1368 (S.B. 776), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 17.923 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 2 - Competition and Trade Practices|Chapter 17 - Deceptive Trade Practices|Subchapter K. Regulating the Collection or Solicitation by For-Profit Entities of Certain Public Donations|Section 17.923. Required Disclosures for Telephone or Door-to-Door Solicitations

Sec. 17.923.  REQUIRED DISCLOSURES FOR TELEPHONE OR DOOR-TO-DOOR SOLICITATIONS.  (a)  A for-profit entity or individual who makes, or directs another person to make, a telephone or door-to-door solicitation requesting that the person solicited donate clothing or household goods may not subsequently sell the donated items unless the solicitor provides to each person solicited, before accepting a donation from the person, the appropriate disclaimer prescribed by this section.(b)  If none of the proceeds from the sale of the donated items will be given to a charitable organization, the solicitor must state:"DONATIONS ARE NOT FOR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND WILL BE SOLD FOR PROFIT."(c)  If any of the proceeds from the sale of the donated items will be given to a charitable organization, the solicitor must state:"DONATIONS TO (NAME OF FOR-PROFIT ENTITY OR INDIVIDUAL) WILL BE SOLD FOR PROFIT AND ____ PERCENT (INSERT PERCENTAGE) OF ALL PROCEEDS WILL BE DONATED TO (NAME OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION)."(d)  If the for-profit entity or individual pays to a charitable organization a flat fee that is not contingent on the proceeds generated from the sale of the donated items and the for-profit entity or individual retains a percentage of the proceeds from the sale, the solicitor must state:"SOLICITATIONS FOR DONATIONS ARE MADE BY (NAME OF FOR-PROFIT ENTITY OR INDIVIDUAL) ON BEHALF OF (NAME OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION).  Donations will be sold for profit by (name of for-profit entity or individual) and a flat fee of (insert amount) is paid to (name of charitable organization)."|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1368 (S.B. 776), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 17.924 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 2 - Competition and Trade Practices|Chapter 17 - Deceptive Trade Practices|Subchapter K. Regulating the Collection or Solicitation by For-Profit Entities of Certain Public Donations|Section 17.924. Required Disclosures for Mail Solicitations

Sec. 17.924.  REQUIRED DISCLOSURES FOR MAIL SOLICITATIONS.  (a)  A for-profit entity or individual who mails, or directs another person to mail, a solicitation requesting that the recipient donate clothing or household goods may not subsequently sell the donated items unless the solicitor includes with the mailed solicitation the appropriate disclosure prescribed by this section, prominently displayed in boldfaced type or capital letters in English and Spanish.(b)  If none of the proceeds from the sale of the donated items will be given to a charitable organization, the disclosure required by Subsection (a) must state:"DONATIONS ARE NOT FOR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND WILL BE SOLD FOR PROFIT."(c)  If any of the proceeds from the sale of the donated items will be given to a charitable organization, the disclosure required by Subsection (a) must state:"DONATIONS TO (NAME OF FOR-PROFIT ENTITY OR INDIVIDUAL) WILL BE SOLD FOR PROFIT AND _______ PERCENT (INSERT PERCENTAGE) OF ALL PROCEEDS WILL BE DONATED TO (NAME OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION)."(d)  If the for-profit entity or individual pays to a charitable organization a flat fee that is not contingent on the proceeds generated from the sale of the donated items and the for-profit entity or individual retains a percentage of the proceeds from the sale, the disclosure required by Subsection (a) must state:"SOLICITATIONS FOR DONATIONS ARE MADE BY (NAME OF FOR-PROFIT ENTITY OR INDIVIDUAL) ON BEHALF OF (NAME OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION).  Donations will be sold for profit by (name of for-profit entity or individual) and a flat fee of (insert amount) is paid to (name of charitable organization)."|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1368 (S.B. 776), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 17.925 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 2 - Competition and Trade Practices|Chapter 17 - Deceptive Trade Practices|Subchapter K. Regulating the Collection or Solicitation by For-Profit Entities of Certain Public Donations|Section 17.925. Local Ordinance or Regulation

Sec. 17.925.  LOCAL ORDINANCE OR REGULATION.  Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to limit the authority of a local government to adopt an ordinance or regulation relating to the use of public donations receptacles as a collection point for donated clothing or household goods if the ordinance or regulation is compatible with and equal to or more stringent than a requirement prescribed by this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1368 (S.B. 776), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 17.926 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 2 - Competition and Trade Practices|Chapter 17 - Deceptive Trade Practices|Subchapter K. Regulating the Collection or Solicitation by For-Profit Entities of Certain Public Donations|Section 17.926. Civil Penalty

Sec. 17.926.  CIVIL PENALTY.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person who violates this subchapter is liable to this state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $500 for each violation.  Each sale of a donated item is considered a separate violation for purposes of this subsection.(b)  The total amount of penalties that may be imposed under Subsection (a) may not exceed $2,000 for donated items sold during a single transaction.(c)  In determining the amount of the civil penalty imposed under this section, the court shall consider the amount necessary to deter future violations.(d)  The attorney general or the prosecuting attorney in the county in which the violation occurs may bring an action to recover the civil penalty imposed under this section.  In this subsection, "prosecuting attorney" has the meaning assigned by Section 41.101, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1368 (S.B. 776), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 17.951 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 2 - Competition and Trade Practices|Chapter 17 - Deceptive Trade Practices|Subchapter L. Bad Faith Claims of Patent Infringement|Section 17.951. Definition

Sec. 17.951.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "end user" means a person that purchases, rents, leases, or otherwise obtains a product, service, or technology in the commercial market that is not for resale and that is, or later becomes, the subject of a patent infringement assertion due to the person's use of the product, service, or technology.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 856 (S.B. 1457), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 17.952 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 2 - Competition and Trade Practices|Chapter 17 - Deceptive Trade Practices|Subchapter L. Bad Faith Claims of Patent Infringement|Section 17.952. Bad Faith Claim of Patent Infringement Prohibited

Sec. 17.952.  BAD FAITH CLAIM OF PATENT INFRINGEMENT PROHIBITED.  (a)  A person may not send to an end user located or doing business in this state a written or electronic communication that is a bad faith claim of patent infringement.(b)  A communication is a bad faith claim of patent infringement if the communication includes a claim that the end user or a person affiliated with the end user has infringed a patent and is liable for that infringement and:(1)  the communication falsely states that the sender has filed a lawsuit in connection with the claim;(2)  the claim is objectively baseless because:(A)  the sender or a person the sender represents does not have a current right to license the patent to or enforce the patent against the end user;(B)  the patent has been held invalid or unenforceable in a final judgment or administrative decision; or(C)  the infringing activity alleged in the communication occurred after the patent expired; or(3)  the communication is likely to materially mislead a reasonable end user because the communication does not contain information sufficient to inform the end user of:(A)  the identity of the person asserting the claim;(B)  the patent that is alleged to have been infringed; and(C)  at least one product, service, or technology obtained by the end user that is alleged to infringe the patent or the activity of the end user that is alleged to infringe the patent.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 856 (S.B. 1457), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 17.953 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 2 - Competition and Trade Practices|Chapter 17 - Deceptive Trade Practices|Subchapter L. Bad Faith Claims of Patent Infringement|Section 17.953. Enforcement by Attorney General; Injunction and Civil Penalty

Sec. 17.953.  ENFORCEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL; INJUNCTION AND CIVIL PENALTY.  (a)  If the attorney general believes that a person has violated or is violating Section 17.952, the attorney general may bring an action on behalf of the state to enjoin the person from violating that section.(b)  In addition to seeking an injunction under Subsection (a), the attorney general may request and the court may order any other relief that may be in the public interest, including:(1)  the imposition of a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $50,000 for each violation of Section 17.952;(2)  an order requiring reimbursement to this state for the reasonable value of investigating and prosecuting a violation of Section 17.952; and(3)  an order requiring restitution to a victim for legal and professional expenses related to the violation.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 856 (S.B. 1457), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 17.954 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 2 - Competition and Trade Practices|Chapter 17 - Deceptive Trade Practices|Subchapter L. Bad Faith Claims of Patent Infringement|Section 17.954. Construction of Subchapter

Sec. 17.954.  CONSTRUCTION OF SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter may not be construed to:(1)  limit rights and remedies available to the state or another person under any other law;(2)  alter or restrict the attorney general's authority under other law with regard to conduct involving claims of patent infringement; or(3)  prohibit a person who owns or has a right to license or enforce a patent from:(A)  notifying others of the person's ownership or right;(B)  offering the patent to others for license or sale;(C)  notifying any person of the person's infringement of the patent as provided by 35 U.S.C. Section 287; or(D)  seeking compensation for past or present infringement of the patent or for a license to the patent.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 856 (S.B. 1457), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 17.955 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 2 - Competition and Trade Practices|Chapter 17 - Deceptive Trade Practices|Subchapter L. Bad Faith Claims of Patent Infringement|Section 17.955. No Private Cause of Action

Sec. 17.955.  NO PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION.  This subchapter does not create a private cause of action for a violation of Section 17.952.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 856 (S.B. 1457), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 20.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 2 - Competition and Trade Practices|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies|Subchapter A. General Requirements|Section 20.02. Permissible Purposes; Prohibition; Use of Consumer's Social Security Number

Sec. 20.02.  PERMISSIBLE PURPOSES;  PROHIBITION;  USE OF CONSUMER'S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER.  (a)  A consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report only:(1)  in response to a court order issued by a court with proper jurisdiction;(2)  in accordance with the written instructions of the consumer to whom the report relates;  or(3)  to a person the agency has reason to believe:(A)  intends to use the information in connection with a transaction involving the extension of credit to, or review or collection of an account of, the consumer to whom the report relates;(B)  intends to use the information for employment purposes as authorized under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1681 et seq.), as amended, and regulations adopted under that Act;(C)  intends to use the information in connection with the underwriting of insurance involving the consumer as authorized under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1681 et seq.), as amended, and regulations adopted under that Act;(D)  intends to use the information in connection with a determination of the consumer's eligibility for a license or other benefit granted by a governmental entity required by law to consider an applicant's financial responsibility or status;(E)  has a legitimate business need for the information in connection with a business transaction involving the consumer;  or(F)  intends to use the information for any purpose authorized under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1681 et seq.), as amended, and regulations adopted under that Act.(b)  A consumer reporting agency may not prohibit a user of a consumer report or investigative consumer report from disclosing the contents of the report or providing a copy of the report to the consumer to whom it relates at the consumer's request if adverse action against the consumer based wholly or partly on the report has been taken or is contemplated by the user of the report.  A user of a consumer report or a consumer reporting agency may not be found liable or otherwise held responsible for a disclosed or copied report when acting under this subsection.  The disclosure or copy of the report, by itself, does not make a user of the report a consumer reporting agency.(c)  If a consumer furnishes the consumer's social security number to a person for use in obtaining a consumer report, the person shall include the consumer's social security number with the request for the consumer report and shall include the social security number with all future reports of information regarding the consumer made by the person to a consumer reporting agency unless the person has reason to believe that the social security number is inaccurate.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1396, Sec. 33(a), eff. Oct. 1, 1997.Assigned by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 64 (S.B. 60), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 20.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 2 - Competition and Trade Practices|Chapter 20 - Regulation of Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies|Subchapter A. General Requirements|Section 20.021. Check Verification and Check Guarantee Services; Disclosures to Consumers

Sec. 20.021.  CHECK VERIFICATION AND CHECK GUARANTEE SERVICES;  DISCLOSURES TO CONSUMERS.  (a)  In this section, "check verifier" means any business offering check verification or check guarantee services in this state.(b)  On request and proper identification provided by a consumer, a check verifier shall disclose to the consumer in writing all information pertaining to the consumer in the check verifier's files at the time of the request, including:(1)  the criteria used by the check verifier to reject a check from the consumer;(2)  a set of instructions describing how information is presented on the check verifier's written disclosure of the consumer file;  and(3)  a toll-free number at which personnel are available to consumers during normal business hours for use in resolving a dispute if the consumer submits a written dispute to the check verifier.(c)  A check verifier may not charge a consumer for disclosing the information required under Subsection (b) if the check verifier has rejected a check from the consumer in the 30 days prior to the consumer's request for information.  A check verifier may otherwise impose a reasonable charge on a consumer for the disclosure of information pertaining to the consumer in an amount not to exceed $8.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1291, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Renumbered from Business and Commerce Code, Section 20.11 by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 23.001(2), eff. September 1, 2005.Assigned by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 64 (S.B. 60), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2014.|