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TX Occ Code § 1804.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 11 - Regulation of Sales and Solicitation|Chapter 1804 - Solicitation for Veterans Organizations|Subchapter B. Registration Requirements|Section 1804.054. Solicitor Registration Statement

Sec. 1804.054.  SOLICITOR REGISTRATION STATEMENT.  Before beginning solicitations for a veterans organization, a veterans organization solicitor must file with the secretary of state a registration statement containing:(1)  the name, address, and telephone number of the solicitor;(2)  the name, address, and telephone number of each veterans organization on whose behalf the solicitor solicits or will solicit;  and(3)  the name of any other state in which the solicitor is registered as a veterans organization solicitor and the registration's status.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 1804.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 11 - Regulation of Sales and Solicitation|Chapter 1804 - Solicitation for Veterans Organizations|Subchapter B. Registration Requirements|Section 1804.055. Solicitor Registration Fee

Sec. 1804.055.  SOLICITOR REGISTRATION FEE.  (a)  A registration statement under Section 1804.054 must be accompanied by:(1)  a $500 registration fee;  and(2)  a bond required under Section 1804.102.(b)  A registration statement issued under this section takes effect on the date the secretary of state issues a certificate and is valid for one year.  A registration statement may be renewed annually by filing a renewal registration statement and paying the registration fee required by Subsection (a).|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 1804.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 11 - Regulation of Sales and Solicitation|Chapter 1804 - Solicitation for Veterans Organizations|Subchapter C. Bonding and Reporting Requirements|Section 1804.101. Veterans Organization Bond

Sec. 1804.101.  VETERANS ORGANIZATION BOND.  (a)  A veterans organization using a veterans organization solicitor shall post a surety bond with the secretary of state:(1)  in the amount of $1,000 if the organization is a veterans organization chartered by the United States Congress;  or(2)  if the organization is not chartered by the United States Congress, in the amount of:(A)  $5,000 if the organization solicits in only one county;(B)  $10,000 if the organization solicits in more than one county but fewer than six counties;  or(C)  $25,000 if the organization solicits in six or more counties.(b)  The bond must be payable to the state and conditioned on compliance with this chapter.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 1804.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 11 - Regulation of Sales and Solicitation|Chapter 1804 - Solicitation for Veterans Organizations|Subchapter C. Bonding and Reporting Requirements|Section 1804.102. Solicitor Bond

Sec. 1804.102.  SOLICITOR BOND.  (a)  A veterans organization solicitor shall post a surety bond with the secretary of state in the amount of:(1)  $5,000 if the solicitor solicits in only one county;(2)  $10,000 if the solicitor solicits in more than one county but fewer than six counties;  or(3)  $25,000 if the solicitor solicits in six or more counties.(b)  The bond must be payable to the state and conditioned on compliance with this chapter.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 1804.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 11 - Regulation of Sales and Solicitation|Chapter 1804 - Solicitation for Veterans Organizations|Subchapter C. Bonding and Reporting Requirements|Section 1804.103. Veterans Organization Reports

Sec. 1804.103.  VETERANS ORGANIZATION REPORTS.  (a)  Before January 15 of each year, each veterans organization that received more than $500 in solicitations during the preceding calendar year shall file with the secretary of state a report that includes:(1)  the name and address of the veterans organization and each officer authorized to spend the organization's funds;  and(2)  the total amounts from all sources spent by the organization for each of the following:(A)  administrative expenses;(B)  travel expenses of officers of the organization;(C)  travel expenses of each member of the organization;(D)  gifts to veterans or other veterans organizations;(E)  gifts to nonveterans;(F)  payments for the purchase, rental, or lease of and repairs to facilities used by the organization;  and(G)  any other expenditures.(b)  A $50 filing fee must accompany each report filed under this section.(c)  A veterans organization that is chartered by the United States Congress and that has subsidiary organizations may:(1)  collect the reports of the subsidiary organizations;  and(2)  file its report and the reports of its subsidiary organizations together and pay a single filing fee.(d)  A veterans organization shall require an individual to sign a receipt for the funds given to the individual for the individual's personal use before the funds are delivered.  The organization shall keep a receipt for the expenditure for seven years after the date of the expenditure.(e)  The reports and receipts are public records and the veterans organization shall make them available to any person who requests them in writing.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 1804.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 11 - Regulation of Sales and Solicitation|Chapter 1804 - Solicitation for Veterans Organizations|Subchapter C. Bonding and Reporting Requirements|Section 1804.104. Solicitor Reports

Sec. 1804.104.  SOLICITOR REPORTS.  (a)  At the end of each calendar quarter, a solicitor who raises more than $5,000 for a veterans organization during that period shall file with the secretary of state a report that includes:(1)  the name, address, and telephone number of the solicitor;(2)  the gross amount raised by the solicitor for the veterans organization;(3)  the amount paid to the veterans organization;  and(4)  the name and address of the person representing the veterans organization to which the amount was paid.(b)  A $50 filing fee must accompany each report.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 1804.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 11 - Regulation of Sales and Solicitation|Chapter 1804 - Solicitation for Veterans Organizations|Subchapter D. Solicitation Restrictions|Section 1804.151. Solicitation Disclosure

Sec. 1804.151.  SOLICITATION DISCLOSURE.  (a)  A veterans organization solicitor shall disclose at the time each solicitation is made the following information:  "The secretary of state has on file important information about persons that seek contributions in the name of veterans, and the number to call about that information is the Solicitation Information Hotline (the number maintained by the secretary of state)."(b)  The disclosure must be made:(1)  orally if the solicitation is in person or by telephone;  and(2)  by printed notice in any printed matter distributed by the solicitor.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 1804.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 11 - Regulation of Sales and Solicitation|Chapter 1804 - Solicitation for Veterans Organizations|Subchapter D. Solicitation Restrictions|Section 1804.152. Solicitation Information Hotline

Sec. 1804.152.  SOLICITATION INFORMATION HOTLINE.  The secretary of state shall establish and operate a toll-free telephone line known as the Solicitation Information Hotline that enables a person to call the hotline number to:(1)  obtain information concerning a veterans organization or solicitor that has filed a statement with the secretary of state under this chapter;  or(2)  report an alleged violation of this chapter by a solicitor or a veterans organization.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 1804.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 11 - Regulation of Sales and Solicitation|Chapter 1804 - Solicitation for Veterans Organizations|Subchapter D. Solicitation Restrictions|Section 1804.153. Prohibited Practices

Sec. 1804.153.  PROHIBITED PRACTICES.  (a)  A veterans organization solicitor may not solicit on behalf of a veterans organization in a county other than a county that the veterans organization serves unless the solicitor discloses to the person being solicited the county or counties actually served by the organization.(b)  A contribution or membership fee solicited at a person's residence in person or by telephone may not be collected except through the United States mail or parcel post courier.(c)  A veterans organization solicitor may not make a materially false or misleading statement of fact during a solicitation that would lead a responsible person to believe that proceeds of the solicitation are being used or will be used for a purpose other than the purpose for which the proceeds are actually used.(d)  A veterans organization solicitor or a veterans organization may not make a material misrepresentation in a registration statement.(e)  For purposes of Subsection (d), overstating the number of veterans who are members of the veterans organization by more than three percent of the organization's total membership is a material misrepresentation.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 1804.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 11 - Regulation of Sales and Solicitation|Chapter 1804 - Solicitation for Veterans Organizations|Subchapter E. Enforcement and Penalties|Section 1804.201. Audit by Attorney General

Sec. 1804.201.  AUDIT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.  (a)  The attorney general may request reasonable and necessary information from a veterans organization or a veterans organization solicitor for the purpose of auditing or verifying the representations contained in a registration statement.(b)  The attorney general may audit representations made by a veterans organization solicitor during a solicitation to determine whether the solicitation complies with this chapter.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 1804.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 11 - Regulation of Sales and Solicitation|Chapter 1804 - Solicitation for Veterans Organizations|Subchapter E. Enforcement and Penalties|Section 1804.202. Criminal Penalties

Sec. 1804.202.  CRIMINAL PENALTIES.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly violates this chapter.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor, except that if it is shown on trial of the offense that the defendant has been convicted previously under this section, the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.(c)  A corporation or association may be held criminally responsible for the conduct of a person acting on its behalf if the person's conduct constitutes an offense under this section.(d)  It is a defense to prosecution under this section that:(1)  the defendant is a veterans organization;(2)  the person whose conduct constitutes the offense was acting on behalf of a corporation or association with which the veterans organization had contracted for services;  and(3)  the person committed the conduct without the knowledge of the veterans organization.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 1804.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 11 - Regulation of Sales and Solicitation|Chapter 1804 - Solicitation for Veterans Organizations|Subchapter E. Enforcement and Penalties|Section 1804.203. Enforcement and Injunction

Sec. 1804.203.  ENFORCEMENT AND INJUNCTION.  (a)  The attorney general may bring an action in a Travis County district court to enjoin a person from violating this chapter.(b)  The attorney general shall notify the defendant of the alleged prohibited conduct not later than the seventh day before the date the action is commenced.(c)  Notice is not required if the attorney general intends to request that the court issue a temporary restraining order.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 1804.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 11 - Regulation of Sales and Solicitation|Chapter 1804 - Solicitation for Veterans Organizations|Subchapter E. Enforcement and Penalties|Section 1804.204. Civil Penalties

Sec. 1804.204.  CIVIL PENALTIES.  (a)  A person who violates this chapter is liable to the state for a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each violation.(b)  A person who violates an injunction issued under this chapter is liable to the state for a civil penalty of not less than $100,000.(c)  The attorney general shall bring an action to recover a civil penalty.(d)  If the violator has filed a bond under this chapter, the suit may be brought against the bond.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 1804.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 11 - Regulation of Sales and Solicitation|Chapter 1804 - Solicitation for Veterans Organizations|Subchapter E. Enforcement and Penalties|Section 1804.205. Suit on Bond

Sec. 1804.205.  SUIT ON BOND.  (a)  A person injured by a violation of this chapter may bring an action or join an action brought by the state to recover against a bond filed under this chapter.(b)  The court may assess costs of litigation and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by a plaintiff other than the state or by a defendant who substantially prevails.(c)  In an action brought by a private plaintiff and the state under this chapter, if the amount claimed exceeds the amount of the bond, money derived from a bond forfeiture first applies to pay the private plaintiff's damages and attorney's fees, and any remaining amount is forfeited to the state.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 1804.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 11 - Regulation of Sales and Solicitation|Chapter 1804 - Solicitation for Veterans Organizations|Subchapter E. Enforcement and Penalties|Section 1804.206. Availability of Other Remedies

Sec. 1804.206.  AVAILABILITY OF OTHER REMEDIES.  This chapter does not:(1)  prevent the state or an injured party from bringing an action to recover a contribution obtained by misrepresentation;  or(2)  limit other causes of action available to a plaintiff by statute or common law.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 1805.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 11 - Regulation of Sales and Solicitation|Chapter 1805 - Sale of Secondhand Business Machines|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 1805.001. Definitions

Sec. 1805.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Business machine" includes an adding machine, addressing machine, calculator, cash register, check-writing device, computer or peripheral device to a computer, letter-sorting or folding device, item of recording, copying, or accounting equipment, or typewriter.  The term does not include office furniture or fixtures.(2)  "Secondhand dealer" means a person who:(A)  engages in the business of buying, selling, trading, accepting for sale on consignment, accepting for auction, or auctioning business machines;  or(B)  owns or operates an auction or another event at which:(i)  two or more persons offer business machines for sale or exchange;  and(ii)  a fee is charged for:(a)  offering or displaying property for sale or exchange;  or(b)  admission to the area in which the property is offered or displayed for sale or exchange.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 1805.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 11 - Regulation of Sales and Solicitation|Chapter 1805 - Sale of Secondhand Business Machines|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 1805.002. Application to Business Machines

Sec. 1805.002.  APPLICATION TO BUSINESS MACHINES.  (a)  This chapter applies only to a business machine that has previously been sold at retail.(b)  This chapter does not apply to a business machine:(1)  acquired in good faith in a transaction involving the stock in trade of another secondhand dealer who previously made the reports on the machine required by this chapter if:(A)  the selling dealer delivers to the acquiring dealer a written document stating that the reports have been made;(B)  the acquiring dealer submits a copy of the statement to the chief of police of the municipality or the sheriff of the county in which the selling dealer is located;  and(C)  each secondhand dealer involved in the transaction retains a copy of the statement required by this subdivision for three years after the date of the transaction;(2)  acquired in a nonjudicial sale, transfer, assignment, assignment for the benefit of creditors, or consignment of the assets or stock in trade, in bulk, or a substantial part of those assets, of an industrial or commercial enterprise, other than a secondhand dealer, for the voluntary dissolution or liquidation of the seller's business, or for disposing of an excessive quantity of personal property, or property that has been acquired in a nonjudicial sale or transfer from an owner other than a secondhand dealer, the seller's entire household of personal property, or a substantial part of that property, if the secondhand dealer:(A)  gives written notice to the chief of police of the municipality or the sheriff of the county in which the dealer's business is located that a reporting exemption is being claimed under this subdivision;(B)  retains in the dealer's place of business, for three years after the date of the transaction, a copy of the bill of sale, receipt, inventory list, or other transfer document;  and(C)  makes the record retained available for inspection by any peace officer;(3)  acquired in a sale made:(A)  by any public officer in the officer's official capacity as a trustee in bankruptcy, executor, administrator, receiver, or public official acting under judicial process or authority;  or(B)  on the execution of, or by virtue of, any process issued by a court;(4)  acquired as surplus property from the United States, a state, a subdivision of a state, or a municipal corporation;(5)  reported by a secondhand dealer as an acquisition or a purchase, or reported as destroyed or otherwise disposed of, to:(A)  a state agency under another law of this state;  or(B)  a municipal or county officer or agency under another law of this state or a municipal ordinance;  or(6)  acquired by a person licensed under Chapter 371, Finance Code.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 1805.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 11 - Regulation of Sales and Solicitation|Chapter 1805 - Sale of Secondhand Business Machines|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 1805.003. Application to Secondhand Dealers

Sec. 1805.003.  APPLICATION TO SECONDHAND DEALERS.  This chapter does not apply to a person:(1)  acting as a dealer for the exclusive benefit of any community chest, fund, foundation, or nonprofit corporation organized and operated for religious, hospital, or charitable purposes if none of the gross receipts or net earnings of the sale or exchange of business machines benefits a private shareholder or a person participating in the organization or the conduct of the sale or exchange;(2)  who owns the land on which an auction or event involving the sale or exchange of business machines occurs if the person:(A)  does not have control over the auction or event;  and(B)  does not have personal knowledge of any facts arising from the auction or event constituting a violation of this chapter;  or(3)  whose primary business includes the manufacture, sale, or service of computers or devices peripheral to computers.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 1805.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 11 - Regulation of Sales and Solicitation|Chapter 1805 - Sale of Secondhand Business Machines|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 1805.004. Effect on Other Laws and Ordinances

Sec. 1805.004.  EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS AND ORDINANCES.  (a)  This chapter does not excuse noncompliance with another state law or municipal ordinance relating to the reporting, holding, or releasing of business machines.(b)  This chapter does not prohibit the enactment, amendment, or enforcement by any municipality of any ordinance relating to a secondhand dealer.(c)  This chapter does not supersede any municipal ordinance except to the extent that the ordinance does not require any reporting for transactions involving business machines.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 1805.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 11 - Regulation of Sales and Solicitation|Chapter 1805 - Sale of Secondhand Business Machines|Subchapter B. Reporting Requirements|Section 1805.051. Report of Purchase

Sec. 1805.051.  REPORT OF PURCHASE.  (a)  A secondhand dealer shall report each business machine that the dealer purchases, takes in trade, accepts for sale on consignment, or accepts for auction.(b)  The report required by Subsection (a) must:(1)  meet the requirements of Section 1805.052;  and(2)  be made not later than 48 hours after the time the business machine is received.(c)  Before a business machine is offered for sale or exchange, a secondhand dealer shall notify each person intending to sell or exchange a business machine that, before the dealer may accept any of the person's business machines, the person must file with the secondhand dealer a list describing each of the person's machines to be accepted by the dealer.(d)  The list required by Subsection (c) must contain:(1)  the proposed seller's driver's license number or Department of Public Safety identification card number, as recorded by the dealer on physical presentation of the license or identification card by the seller;(2)  a complete and accurate description of each business machine, including its serial number or other identifying marks or symbols;(3)  the proposed seller's certification that the information is true and complete;  and(4)  if the business machine is delivered to the secondhand dealer for sale or exchange at an auction, the make, year, model, color, and registration number of the vehicle in which the business machine is transported to the auction.(e)  The secondhand dealer shall:(1)  provide, on demand, the list required by Subsection (c) to any peace officer;  and(2)  mail or deliver the list to the chief of police or the sheriff as provided by Section 1805.052 not later than 48 hours after the list is filed with the secondhand dealer.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|