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TX Bus & Com Code § 302.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 302 - Regulation of Telephone Solicitation|Subchapter F. Offenses|Section 302.252. Acting as Salesperson for Unregistered Seller

Sec. 302.252.  ACTING AS SALESPERSON FOR UNREGISTERED SELLER.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly acts as a salesperson on behalf of a seller who violates the registration requirements of this chapter.  Each violation constitutes a separate offense.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 302.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 302 - Regulation of Telephone Solicitation|Subchapter F. Offenses|Section 302.253. Request for Credit Card Account Number or Checking Account Number After Offer of Free Item

Sec. 302.253.  REQUEST FOR CREDIT CARD ACCOUNT NUMBER OR CHECKING ACCOUNT NUMBER AFTER OFFER OF FREE ITEM.  (a)  A seller commits an offense if the seller knowingly:(1)  represents or implies that a purchaser will receive an item without charge, regardless of whether the item is designated as a gift, premium, bonus, or prize or otherwise; and(2)  requests a credit card account number or checking account number from the purchaser to charge to the credit card account or debit from the checking account an amount as a condition precedent to the purchaser's receipt of the item.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 302.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 302 - Regulation of Telephone Solicitation|Subchapter G. Enforcement|Section 302.301. Injunction

Sec. 302.301.  INJUNCTION.  (a)  The attorney general may bring an action 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 filed, except that notice is not required if the attorney general intends to request that the court issue a temporary restraining order.(c)  The attorney general is entitled to recover all reasonable costs of prosecuting the action, including court costs and investigation costs, deposition expenses, witness fees, and attorney's fees.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 302.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 302 - Regulation of Telephone Solicitation|Subchapter G. Enforcement|Section 302.302. Civil Penalties

Sec. 302.302.  CIVIL PENALTIES.  (a)  A person who violates this chapter is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each violation.(b)  A person who violates an injunction issued under Section 302.301 is liable to this state for a civil penalty of not more than:(1)  $25,000 for each violation of the injunction; and(2)  $50,000 for all violations of the injunction.(c)  The attorney general may bring an action to recover a civil penalty under Subsection (b) in the court that issued the original injunction.(d)  The party bringing the action also is entitled to recover all reasonable costs of prosecuting the action, including court costs and investigation costs, deposition expenses, witness fees, and attorney's fees.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 302.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 302 - Regulation of Telephone Solicitation|Subchapter G. Enforcement|Section 302.303. Deceptive Trade Practices

Sec. 302.303.  DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES.  (a)  A violation of this chapter is a false, misleading, or deceptive act or practice under Subchapter E, Chapter 17.(b)  A public or private right or remedy prescribed by Subchapter E, Chapter 17, may be used to enforce this chapter.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 302.304 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 302 - Regulation of Telephone Solicitation|Subchapter G. Enforcement|Section 302.304. Action to Recover Against Security

Sec. 302.304.  ACTION TO RECOVER AGAINST SECURITY.  (a)  A person injured by a seller's bankruptcy or by a seller's breach of an agreement entered into during a telephone solicitation may bring an action to recover against the security required under Section 302.107.(b)  The liability of the surety on a bond provided under  Section 302.107 may not exceed the amount of the bond, regardless of the number of claims filed or the aggregate amount claimed.  If the amount claimed exceeds the amount of the bond, the surety shall deposit the amount of the bond with the secretary of state for distribution to claimants entitled to recovery, and the surety is then relieved of all liability under the bond.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 303.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 303 - Telephone Solicitation for Certain Law Enforcement-Related Charitable Organizations|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 303.001. Definitions

Sec. 303.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Commercial telephone solicitor" means a person whom a law enforcement-related charitable organization retains to make a telephone solicitation, directly or through another person under the direction of the person retained.  The term does not include a bona fide officer, director, or employee of, or volunteer for, a law enforcement-related charitable organization.(2)  "Contribution" means a promise to give or a gift of money or other property, credit, financial assistance, or another thing of any kind or value.  The term does not include:(A)  volunteer services; or(B)  bona fide fees, dues, or assessments a member pays if membership is not conferred solely as consideration for making a contribution in response to a telephone solicitation.(3)  "Law enforcement-related charitable organization" means a person who solicits a contribution and is or purports to be established or operating for a charitable purpose relating to law enforcement.  The term includes a nongovernmental law enforcement organization or publication and survivors of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.  The term does not include a governmental law enforcement agency or organization.(4)  "Telephone solicitation" means the use of a telephone to solicit another person to make a charitable contribution to a law enforcement-related charitable organization.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 303.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 303 - Telephone Solicitation for Certain Law Enforcement-Related Charitable Organizations|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 303.002. Solicitation Governed by Chapter

Sec. 303.002.  SOLICITATION GOVERNED BY CHAPTER. The telephone solicitation of a contribution from a person in this state is considered to be engaging in telephone solicitation in this state regardless of where the solicitation originates.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 303.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 303 - Telephone Solicitation for Certain Law Enforcement-Related Charitable Organizations|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 303.003. Public Access to Certain Documents and Information

Sec. 303.003.  PUBLIC ACCESS TO CERTAIN DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a document required to be filed with the attorney general under this chapter is public information available to members of the public under Chapter 552, Government Code.(b)  A document that identifies the donors to a law enforcement-related charitable organization is confidential and not subject to disclosure.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 303.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 303 - Telephone Solicitation for Certain Law Enforcement-Related Charitable Organizations|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 303.004. Rules; Procedures; Forms

Sec. 303.004.  RULES; PROCEDURES; FORMS.  The attorney general may adopt rules, procedures, and forms necessary to administer and enforce this chapter.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 303.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 303 - Telephone Solicitation for Certain Law Enforcement-Related Charitable Organizations|Subchapter B. Registration and Bond Requirements|Section 303.051. Record of Organizations

Sec. 303.051.  RECORD OF ORGANIZATIONS.  The attorney general shall maintain:(1)  a register of law enforcement-related charitable organizations subject to this chapter; and(2)  a registry of law enforcement-related charitable organizations that submit to the attorney general a completed registration statement containing the information required by Section 303.052.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 303.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 303 - Telephone Solicitation for Certain Law Enforcement-Related Charitable Organizations|Subchapter B. Registration and Bond Requirements|Section 303.053. Initial Registration Statement

Sec. 303.053.  INITIAL REGISTRATION STATEMENT.  A law enforcement-related charitable organization shall file the organization's initial registration statement before the 10th working day before the date the organization begins telephone solicitation in this state.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 303.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 303 - Telephone Solicitation for Certain Law Enforcement-Related Charitable Organizations|Subchapter B. Registration and Bond Requirements|Section 303.054. Expiration of Registration; Renewal

Sec. 303.054.  EXPIRATION OF REGISTRATION; RENEWAL.  (a)  A law enforcement-related charitable organization's registration expires on the 15th day of the fifth month after the last day of the organization's fiscal year.(b)  The organization shall file a renewal registration statement on the form required under Section 303.052. The renewal registration statement must include the organization's name and employer identification number and any changes to information previously submitted to the attorney general. For an item on which there is no change from the previous year's registration statement, "no change" may be indicated.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 303.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 303 - Telephone Solicitation for Certain Law Enforcement-Related Charitable Organizations|Subchapter B. Registration and Bond Requirements|Section 303.055. Filing Fee

Sec. 303.055.  FILING FEE.  (a)  An initial registration statement must be accompanied by a filing fee not to exceed $50.(b)  A renewal registration statement must be accompanied by a filing fee of $50.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 303.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 303 - Telephone Solicitation for Certain Law Enforcement-Related Charitable Organizations|Subchapter B. Registration and Bond Requirements|Section 303.056. Exemption: Volunteer

Sec. 303.056.  EXEMPTION:  VOLUNTEER.  A volunteer authorized to solicit on behalf of a law enforcement-related charitable organization is not required to register under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 303.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 303 - Telephone Solicitation for Certain Law Enforcement-Related Charitable Organizations|Subchapter B. Registration and Bond Requirements|Section 303.057. Registration Does Not Imply Endorsement

Sec. 303.057.  REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT.  (a)  Registration under this chapter does not imply endorsement by this state or the attorney general.(b)  A law enforcement-related charitable organization may not state or imply that registration under this chapter is endorsement by this state or the attorney general.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 303.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 303 - Telephone Solicitation for Certain Law Enforcement-Related Charitable Organizations|Subchapter B. Registration and Bond Requirements|Section 303.058. Books and Records

Sec. 303.058.  BOOKS AND RECORDS.  (a)  A law enforcement-related charitable organization required to file a registration statement shall maintain books and records of the organization's activities in this state. The books and records must be maintained:(1)  in a form that enables the organization to accurately provide the information required by this chapter; and(2)  until at least the third anniversary of the end of the period to which the registration statement relates.(b)  On written request of authorized personnel of the attorney general, the organization shall make the books and records available for inspection and copying by authorized personnel:(1)  at the organization's principal place of business not later than the 10th working day after the date of the request; or(2)  at another agreed place and time.(c)  The authority provided by this section is in addition to the attorney general's other statutory or common law audit or investigative authority.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 303.059 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 303 - Telephone Solicitation for Certain Law Enforcement-Related Charitable Organizations|Subchapter B. Registration and Bond Requirements|Section 303.059. Bond

Sec. 303.059.  BOND.  A commercial telephone solicitor shall post with the secretary of state a surety bond that:(1)  is in the amount of $50,000; and(2)  is issued by a surety company authorized to transact business in this state.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 303.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 303 - Telephone Solicitation for Certain Law Enforcement-Related Charitable Organizations|Subchapter C. Solicitation Practices|Section 303.101. Deceptive Act or Practice

Sec. 303.101.  DECEPTIVE ACT OR PRACTICE.  A person may not commit an unfair or deceptive act or practice in making a telephone solicitation for a law enforcement-related charitable organization.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 303.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 303 - Telephone Solicitation for Certain Law Enforcement-Related Charitable Organizations|Subchapter C. Solicitation Practices|Section 303.102. Representation of Benefit to Survivors

Sec. 303.102.  REPRESENTATION OF BENEFIT TO SURVIVORS.  A person may not represent to a person solicited that a contribution is to be used to benefit the survivors of a law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty unless:(1)  all of the contributions collected are used to benefit those survivors; or(2)  the person solicited is informed in writing of the percentage of the contribution that will directly benefit those survivors.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 303.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 303 - Telephone Solicitation for Certain Law Enforcement-Related Charitable Organizations|Subchapter C. Solicitation Practices|Section 303.103. Notice of Disposition of Money

Sec. 303.103.  NOTICE OF DISPOSITION OF MONEY.  (a)  If less than 90 percent of the contributions collected by a law enforcement-related charitable organization or commercial telephone solicitor are paid to a law enforcement-related charitable organization, the commercial telephone solicitor shall notify each person solicited by telephone, before accepting a contribution from the person, of:(1)  the percentage of the contributions that will be paid to the organization for which the contributions are being solicited; and(2)  the percentage of the contributions that the solicitor will retain.(b)  Information required to be disclosed under Subsection (a) shall also be included on any written statement mailed to the contributor.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 303.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 303 - Telephone Solicitation for Certain Law Enforcement-Related Charitable Organizations|Subchapter C. Solicitation Practices|Section 303.104. Hours of Solicitation

Sec. 303.104.  HOURS OF SOLICITATION.  A law enforcement-related charitable organization or commercial telephone solicitor may not make a telephone solicitation call unless the call is made after 9 a.m. and before 7 p.m., Monday through Friday.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 303.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 303 - Telephone Solicitation for Certain Law Enforcement-Related Charitable Organizations|Subchapter D. Violation; Remedies|Section 303.151. Notification of Noncompliance

Sec. 303.151.  NOTIFICATION OF NONCOMPLIANCE.  If a law enforcement-related charitable organization does not file a document required by this chapter, files an incomplete or inaccurate document, or otherwise does not comply with this chapter, the attorney general shall notify the organization of the organization's noncompliance by first class mail sent to the organization's last reported address.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 303.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 303 - Telephone Solicitation for Certain Law Enforcement-Related Charitable Organizations|Subchapter D. Violation; Remedies|Section 303.152. Violations Relating to Filing of Documents

Sec. 303.152.  VIOLATIONS RELATING TO FILING OF DOCUMENTS.  (a)  A law enforcement-related charitable organization violates this chapter if the organization:(1)  does not file complete documents before the 31st day after the date a notice under Section 303.151 is mailed; or(2)  with actual awareness files materially inaccurate documents.(b)  For purposes of Subsection (a)(2), actual awareness may be inferred from an objective manifestation that indicates that a person acted with actual awareness.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 303.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 303 - Telephone Solicitation for Certain Law Enforcement-Related Charitable Organizations|Subchapter D. Violation; Remedies|Section 303.153. Remedies

Sec. 303.153.  REMEDIES.  (a)  The attorney general may bring an action against a person who violates this chapter to:(1)  cancel or suspend the person's registration;(2)  obtain an injunction to restrain the person from continuing the violation;(3)  restrain the person from transacting business in this state while violating this chapter;(4)  impose a civil penalty of not more than $25,000 for each violation; or(5)  both obtain an injunction and impose a civil penalty.(b)  A person who violates an injunction issued under this section is liable to this state for a civil penalty of not less than $100,000.(c)  In an action that the attorney general successfully prosecutes under this chapter, the court may allow the attorney general to recover civil penalties and the reasonable costs, attorney's fees, and expenses, including investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition expenses, incurred in bringing the action.(d)  A remedy authorized by this chapter is in addition to any other procedure or remedy provided by another statutory law or common law.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 303.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 303 - Telephone Solicitation for Certain Law Enforcement-Related Charitable Organizations|Subchapter D. Violation; Remedies|Section 303.154. Venue

Sec. 303.154.  VENUE.  An action under this chapter must be brought in:(1)  Travis County;(2)  the county in which the law enforcement-related charitable organization has its principal place of business or a fixed and established place of business at the time the action is brought; or(3)  the county in which solicitation occurred.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 304.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications|Subtitle A - Telephones|Chapter 304 - Telemarketing|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 304.001. Short Title

Sec. 304.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Texas Telemarketing Disclosure and Privacy Act.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|