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TX Bus & Com Code § 322.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle B - Electronic Communications|Chapter 322 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|Section 322.021. Certain Requirements Considered to Be Recommendations

Sec. 322.021.  CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS CONSIDERED TO BE RECOMMENDATIONS.  Any requirement of the Department of Information Resources or the Texas State Library and Archives Commission under this chapter that generally applies to one or more state agencies using electronic records or electronic signatures is considered to be a recommendation to the comptroller concerning the electronic records or electronic signatures used by the comptroller.  The comptroller may adopt or decline to adopt the recommendation.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 323.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle B - Electronic Communications|Chapter 323 - Provision of Software or Services to Block or Screen Internet Material|Section 323.001. Definitions

Sec. 323.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Freeware" means software distributed to a person free of charge, regardless of whether use of the software is subject to certain restrictions.(2)  "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.(3)  "Interactive computer service" means any information service or system that provides or enables computer access to the Internet by multiple users.(4)  "Internet" means the largest nonproprietary nonprofit cooperative public computer network, popularly known as the Internet.(5)  "Shareware" means copyrighted software for which the copyright owner sets certain conditions for the software's distribution and use, including requiring payment to the copyright owner after a person who has secured a copy of the software decides to use the software, regardless of whether the payment is for additional support or functionality of the software.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 323.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle B - Electronic Communications|Chapter 323 - Provision of Software or Services to Block or Screen Internet Material|Section 323.002. Software or Services That Restrict Access to Certain Internet Material

Sec. 323.002.  SOFTWARE OR SERVICES THAT RESTRICT ACCESS TO CERTAIN INTERNET MATERIAL.  (a)  This section does not apply to:(1)  the Department of Information Resources, in the department's capacity as the telecommunications provider for this state; or(2)  an institution of higher education that provides interactive computer service.(b)  A person who charges a fee to provide an interactive computer service shall provide free of charge to each subscriber of the service in this state a link leading to fully functional shareware, freeware, or a demonstration version of software or to a service that, for at least one operating system, enables the subscriber to automatically block or screen material on the Internet.(c)  A person who charges a fee to provide an interactive computer service is in compliance with this section if the person places, on the person's first page of world wide web text information accessible to a subscriber, a link leading to the software or service described by Subsection (b).  The identity of the link or other on-screen depiction of the link must appear set out from surrounding written or graphical material so as to be conspicuous.(d)  A person who provides a link that complies with this section is not liable to a subscriber for any temporary inoperability of the link or for the effectiveness of the software or service to which the person links.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 323.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle B - Electronic Communications|Chapter 323 - Provision of Software or Services to Block or Screen Internet Material|Section 323.003. Civil Penalty

Sec. 323.003.  CIVIL PENALTY.  (a)  A person is liable to this state for a civil penalty of $2,000 for each day the person violates Section 323.002.  The aggregate civil penalty may not exceed $60,000.(b)  The attorney general may bring an action against a person who violates Section 323.002 to recover the civil penalty.  Before bringing the action, the attorney general shall give the person notice of the person's noncompliance and liability for a civil penalty.  If the person complies with Section 323.002 not later than the 30th day after the date of the notice, the violation is cured and the person is not liable for the civil penalty.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 325.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle B - Electronic Communications|Chapter 325 - Internet Fraud|Section 325.001. Short Title

Sec. 325.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Anti-Phishing Act.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 325.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle B - Electronic Communications|Chapter 325 - Internet Fraud|Section 325.002. Definitions

Sec. 325.002.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Electronic mail" means a message, file, or other information that is transmitted through a local, regional, or global computer network, regardless of whether the message, file, or information is viewed, stored for retrieval at a later time, printed, or filtered by a computer program that is designed or intended to filter or screen the message, file, or information.(2)  "Electronic mail address" means a destination, commonly expressed as a string of characters, to which electronic mail may be sent or delivered.(3)  "Identifying information" has the meaning assigned by Section 32.51, Penal Code.(4)  "Internet domain name" refers to a globally unique, hierarchical reference to an Internet host or service that is:(A)  assigned through a centralized Internet naming authority; and(B)  composed of a series of character strings separated by periods with the right-most string specifying the top of the hierarchy.(5)  "Web page" means:(A)  a location that has a single uniform resource locator with respect to the world wide web; or(B)  another location that can be accessed on the Internet.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 325.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle B - Electronic Communications|Chapter 325 - Internet Fraud|Section 325.003. Inapplicability of Chapter

Sec. 325.003.  INAPPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.  This chapter does not apply to a telecommunications provider's or Internet service provider's good faith transmission or routing of, or intermediate temporary storing or caching of, identifying information.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 325.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle B - Electronic Communications|Chapter 325 - Internet Fraud|Section 325.004. Creation and Use of Web Page or Domain Name for Fraudulent Purpose Prohibited

Sec. 325.004.  CREATION AND USE OF WEB PAGE OR DOMAIN NAME FOR FRAUDULENT PURPOSE PROHIBITED.  A person may not, with the intent to engage in conduct involving the fraudulent use or possession of identifying information of another person:(1)  create a web page or Internet domain name that is represented as a legitimate online business without the authorization of the registered owner of that business; and(2)  use that web page or a link to that web page, that domain name, or another site on the Internet to induce, request, or solicit another person to provide identifying information for a purpose that the other person believes is legitimate.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 325.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle B - Electronic Communications|Chapter 325 - Internet Fraud|Section 325.005. Transmission of Fraudulent Electronic Mail Prohibited

Sec. 325.005.  TRANSMISSION OF FRAUDULENT ELECTRONIC MAIL PROHIBITED.  A person may not, with the intent to engage in conduct involving the fraudulent use or possession of identifying information, send or cause to be sent to an electronic mail address held by a resident of this state an electronic mail message that:(1)  is falsely represented as being sent by a legitimate online business;(2)  refers or links the recipient to a web page that is represented as being associated with the legitimate online business; and(3)  directly or indirectly induces, requests, or solicits the recipient to provide identifying information for a purpose that the recipient believes is legitimate.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 325.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle B - Electronic Communications|Chapter 325 - Internet Fraud|Section 325.006. Civil Action for Injunctive Relief or Damages

Sec. 325.006.  CIVIL ACTION FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF OR DAMAGES.  (a)  Any of the following persons may bring a civil action against a person who violates this chapter:(1)  a person who is engaged in the business of providing Internet access service to the public and is adversely affected by the violation;(2)  an owner of a web page or trademark who is adversely affected by the violation; or(3)  the attorney general.(b)  A person who brings an action under this section may obtain:(1)  injunctive relief that restrains the violator from continuing the violation;(2)  subject to Subsection (c), damages in an amount equal to the greater of:(A)  actual damages arising from the violation; or(B)  $100,000 for each violation of the same nature; or(3)  both injunctive relief and damages.(c)  The court may increase the amount of an award of actual damages in an action brought under this section to an amount not to exceed three times the actual damages sustained if the court finds that the violation:(1)  has reoccurred with sufficient frequency to constitute a pattern or practice; or(2)  adversely affected an elderly individual.(d)  A plaintiff who prevails in an action brought under this section is entitled to recover reasonable attorney's fees and court costs.(e)  For purposes of this section, violations are of the same nature if the violations consist of the same course of conduct or action, regardless of the number of times the conduct or act occurred.(f)  In this section, "elderly individual" has the meaning assigned by Section 22.04, Penal Code.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 255 (H.B. 883), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 326.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle B - Electronic Communications|Chapter 326 - Automated Sales Suppression Devices; Phantom-Ware|Section 326.001. Definitions

Sec. 326.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Automated sales suppression device" means a device or software program that falsifies an electronic record, including transaction data or a transaction report, of an electronic cash register or other point-of-sale system.  The term includes a device that carries the software program or an Internet link to the software program.(2)  "Electronic cash register" means a device or point-of-sale system that maintains a register or documentation through an electronic device or computer system that is designed to record transaction data for the purpose of computing, compiling, or processing retail sales transaction data.(3)  "Phantom-ware" means a hidden programming option that is embedded in the operating system of an electronic cash register or hardwired into an electronic cash register and that may be used to create a second set of transaction reports or to eliminate or manipulate an original transaction report, which may or may not be preserved in a digital format, to represent the original or manipulated report of a transaction in the electronic cash register.(4)  "Transaction data" includes data identifying an item purchased by a customer, a price for an item, a taxability determination for an item, a segregated tax amount for an item, an amount of cash or credit tendered for an item, a net amount of cash returned to a customer who purchased an item, a date or time of a purchase, a receipt or invoice number for a transaction, and a vendor's name, address, or identification number.(5)  "Transaction report" means a report that:(A)  contains documentation of each sale, amount of tax or fee collected, media total, or discount void at an electronic cash register and that is printed on a cash register tape at the end of a day or a shift; or(B)  documents every action at an electronic cash register and is stored electronically.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 427 (S.B. 529), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 326.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle B - Electronic Communications|Chapter 326 - Automated Sales Suppression Devices; Phantom-Ware|Section 326.002. Automated Sales Suppression Devices and Phantom-Ware Prohibited; Criminal Offense

Sec. 326.002.  AUTOMATED SALES SUPPRESSION DEVICES AND PHANTOM-WARE PROHIBITED; CRIMINAL OFFENSE.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly sells, purchases, installs, transfers, uses, or possesses an automated sales suppression device or phantom-ware.(b)  An offense under this section is a state jail felony.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 427 (S.B. 529), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 327.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle B - Electronic Communications|Chapter 327 - Internet Website Domain Names for Ticket Sellers|Section 327.001. Definitions

Sec. 327.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Internet domain name" means a globally unique, hierarchical reference to an Internet host or service that is:(A)  assigned through a centralized Internet naming authority; and(B)  composed of a series of character strings separated by periods with the right-most string specifying the top of the hierarchy.(2)  "Performer" means an individual, team, group, or other person that entertains an audience.(3)  "Ticket website" means an Internet website or mobile application advertising or offering the sale of tickets, or offering tickets for resale, to an event in this state.(4)  "URL" means the uniform resource locator address for an Internet website that may include the website's Internet domain name or a subdomain of the Internet domain name.(5)  "Venue" means an arena, stadium, theater, concert hall, or other place used for events such as exhibitions, sporting events, concerts, or other live entertainment events.(6)  "Website operator" means a person who owns, operates, manages, licenses, or controls a ticket website for an event scheduled at a venue in this state.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1348 (S.B. 2409), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 327.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle B - Electronic Communications|Chapter 327 - Internet Website Domain Names for Ticket Sellers|Section 327.002. Ticket Website Domain Name Restricted

Sec. 327.002.  TICKET WEBSITE DOMAIN NAME RESTRICTED.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a website operator may not intentionally use an Internet domain name, or any subdomain of the Internet domain name, in a ticket website's URL that contains any of the following:(1)  the name of:(A)  a performer;(B)  an organization or association that is associated with a performer, such as a professional sports league;(C)  a venue in this state; or(D)  an exhibition, performance, or other event to be held at a venue in this state;(2)  a trademark not owned by the website operator, including a trademark owned by an authorized agent or partner of the venue or event; or(3)  any name substantially similar to a name described by Subdivision (1), including a misspelling of the name.(b)  Subsection (a) does not apply to a website operator who is authorized by a performer, organization, venue, or event's organizer to use the name or trademark on the performer's, organization's, venue's, or event's behalf for the purpose of selling or reselling tickets.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1348 (S.B. 2409), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 327.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle B - Electronic Communications|Chapter 327 - Internet Website Domain Names for Ticket Sellers|Section 327.003. Deceptive Trade Practice

Sec. 327.003.  DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICE.  A violation of this chapter is a deceptive trade practice under Subchapter E, Chapter 17, and is actionable under that subchapter.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1348 (S.B. 2409), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 502.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 11 - Personal Identity Information|Subtitle A - Identifying Information|Chapter 502 - Protection of Identifying Financial Information|Section 502.001. Warning Sign About Identity Theft for Restaurant or Bar Employees

Sec. 502.001.  WARNING SIGN ABOUT IDENTITY THEFT FOR RESTAURANT OR BAR EMPLOYEES.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Credit card" means an identification card, plate, coupon, book, or number or any other device authorizing a designated person or bearer to obtain property or service on credit.(2)  "Debit card" means an identification card, plate, coupon, book, or number or any other device authorizing a designated person or bearer to communicate a request to an unmanned teller machine or a customer convenience terminal or to obtain property or services by debit to an account at a financial institution.(b)  This section applies only to a restaurant or bar that accepts credit cards or debit cards from customers in the ordinary course of business.(c)  A restaurant or bar owner shall display in a prominent place on the premises of the restaurant or bar a sign stating in letters at least one-half inch high: "UNDER SECTION 32.51, PENAL CODE, IT IS A STATE JAIL FELONY (PUNISHABLE BY CONFINEMENT IN A STATE JAIL FOR NOT MORE THAN TWO YEARS) TO OBTAIN, POSSESS, TRANSFER, OR USE A CUSTOMER'S DEBIT CARD OR CREDIT CARD NUMBER WITHOUT THE CUSTOMER'S CONSENT OR EFFECTIVE CONSENT."(d)  The restaurant or bar owner shall display the sign in English and in another language spoken by a substantial portion of the employees of the restaurant or bar as their familiar language.(e)  A restaurant or bar owner who fails to comply with this section commits an offense.  An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $25.(f)  It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (e) that the restaurant or bar owner charged with the offense produces to the court satisfactory evidence that the person displayed the sign required by Subsection (c) not later than 48 hours after the person received a citation for an offense under Subsection (e).  If the court is satisfied with the evidence produced by the person, the court shall dismiss the charge.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 319 (H.B. 2697), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 502.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 11 - Personal Identity Information|Subtitle A - Identifying Information|Chapter 502 - Protection of Identifying Financial Information|Section 502.002. Business Receipt Containing Credit Card or Debit Card Information

Sec. 502.002.  BUSINESS RECEIPT CONTAINING CREDIT CARD OR DEBIT CARD INFORMATION.  (a)  A person who accepts a credit card or debit card for the transaction of business may not print on a receipt or other document that evidences the transaction and is provided to a cardholder more than the last four digits of the credit card or debit card account number or the month and year that the credit card or debit card expires.(b)  This section does not apply to a transaction in which the sole means of recording a person's credit card or debit card account number on a receipt or other document evidencing the transaction is by handwriting or an imprint or copy of the credit card or debit card.(c)  A person who provides, leases, or sells a cash register or other machine used to print a receipt or other document evidencing a credit card or debit card transaction shall provide notice of the requirements of this section to the recipient, lessee, or buyer, as applicable, of the machine.(d)  A person who violates Subsection (a) is liable to this state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $500 for each calendar month in which a violation occurs.  The civil penalty may not be imposed for more than one violation that occurs in a month.  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.(e)  The attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state to restrain or enjoin a person from violating Subsection (a).(f)  A court may not certify an action brought under this section as a class action.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|