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TX Bus & Com Code § 604.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 12 - Rights and Duties of Consumers and Merchants|Chapter 604 - Sale or Issuance of Stored Value Card|Subchapter C. Required Disclosures|Section 604.101. Required Disclosure of Certain Matters Applicable to Card

Sec. 604.101.  REQUIRED DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN MATTERS APPLICABLE TO CARD.  An expiration date or policy, fee, or other material restriction or contract term applicable to a stored value card must be clearly and conspicuously disclosed at the time the card is sold or issued to a person to enable the person to make an informed decision before purchasing the card.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 604.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 12 - Rights and Duties of Consumers and Merchants|Chapter 604 - Sale or Issuance of Stored Value Card|Subchapter C. Required Disclosures|Section 604.102. Required Printing of Certain Disclosures

Sec. 604.102.  REQUIRED PRINTING OF CERTAIN DISCLOSURES.  In addition to the disclosure required under Section 604.101, a disclosure regarding the expiration of a stored value card or a periodic fee that reduces the unredeemed value of a stored value card must be legibly printed on the card.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 604.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 12 - Rights and Duties of Consumers and Merchants|Chapter 604 - Sale or Issuance of Stored Value Card|Subchapter C. Required Disclosures|Section 604.103. Validity of Card Sold Without Required Disclosures

Sec. 604.103.  VALIDITY OF CARD SOLD WITHOUT REQUIRED DISCLOSURES.  A stored value card sold without the disclosure required by this subchapter of an expiration date or policy, fee, or other material restriction or contract term applicable to the card is valid until redeemed or replaced.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 604.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 12 - Rights and Duties of Consumers and Merchants|Chapter 604 - Sale or Issuance of Stored Value Card|Subchapter D. Redemption of Certain Low-Value Cards|Section 604.151. Applicability of Subchapter

Sec. 604.151.  APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.  (a)  This subchapter does not apply to a stored value card:(1)  described by Sections 604.002(1)-(3);(2)  issued as a refund for merchandise returned without a receipt; or(3)  that has an initial value of $5 or less and to which additional value cannot be added.(b)  Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (a), Section 604.002 does not apply to this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 655 (H.B. 2391), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 604.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 12 - Rights and Duties of Consumers and Merchants|Chapter 604 - Sale or Issuance of Stored Value Card|Subchapter D. Redemption of Certain Low-Value Cards|Section 604.152. Cash Refund for Low-Value Card

Sec. 604.152.  CASH REFUND FOR LOW-VALUE CARD.  If a stored value card is redeemed in person to make a purchase and a balance of less than $2.50 remains following the redemption, at the consumer's request the seller shall refund the balance of the card in cash to the consumer.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 655 (H.B. 2391), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 607.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 12 - Rights and Duties of Consumers and Merchants|Chapter 607 - Payment Card Skimmers on Motor Fuel Metering Devices|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 607.001. Definitions

Sec. 607.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Center" means the financial crimes intelligence center established under Chapter 2312, Occupations Code.(1-a)  "Commission" means the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation.(1-b)  "Credit card issuer" has the meaning assigned by Section 505.001.(2)  "Department" means the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.(2-a)  "Executive director" means the executive director of the department.(3)  "Financial institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 277.001, Finance Code.(3-a)  "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.(4)  "Merchant" means a person whose business includes the sale of motor fuel through motor fuel metering devices to retail customers.(5)  "Motor fuel" and "motor fuel metering device" have the meanings assigned by Section 2310.001, Occupations Code.(5-a)  "Motor fuel unattended payment terminal" means a point-of-sale terminal or kiosk that is operated by a customer to activate or complete a transaction  at a motor fuel metering device through the use of a payment card or a payment by other electronic means.(6)  "Payment card" has the meaning assigned by Section 522.001.(6-a)  "Payment card network" means an entity that directly, or through a licensed member, processor, or agent, provides the proprietary services, infrastructure, and software that route information and data to conduct debit card or credit card transaction authorization, clearance, and settlement, and that an entity uses in order to accept as a form of payment a brand of debit card, credit card, or other device that may be used to carry out debit or credit transactions.(7)  "Service company" and "service technician" have the meanings assigned by Section 2310.151, Occupations Code.(8)  "Skimmer" means a wire or electronic device that is capable of unlawfully intercepting electronic communications or data to perpetrate fraud. (9)  Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 336 (H.B. 2106), Sec. 12(1), eff. September 1, 2021.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (H.B. 2945), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 336 (H.B. 2106), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 336 (H.B. 2106), Sec. 12(1), eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 607.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 12 - Rights and Duties of Consumers and Merchants|Chapter 607 - Payment Card Skimmers on Motor Fuel Metering Devices|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 607.002. Administration and Enforcement of Chapter

Sec. 607.002.  ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF CHAPTER.  (a)  The department shall administer and enforce this chapter.(b)  The commission or the executive director may enforce this chapter, a rule adopted under this chapter, or an order of the commission or executive director as provided by Subchapters F and G, Chapter 51, Occupations Code.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 336 (H.B. 2106), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 607.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 12 - Rights and Duties of Consumers and Merchants|Chapter 607 - Payment Card Skimmers on Motor Fuel Metering Devices|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 607.003. Funding

Sec. 607.003.  FUNDING.  The department may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and other donations for purposes of administering this chapter, except that the department may not solicit or accept a gift, grant, or other donation from a license holder as defined by Section 2310.151, Occupations Code.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 336 (H.B. 2106), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 607.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 12 - Rights and Duties of Consumers and Merchants|Chapter 607 - Payment Card Skimmers on Motor Fuel Metering Devices|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 607.004. Rules

Sec. 607.004.  RULES.  The commission shall adopt rules for administering this chapter.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 336 (H.B. 2106), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 607.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 12 - Rights and Duties of Consumers and Merchants|Chapter 607 - Payment Card Skimmers on Motor Fuel Metering Devices|Subchapter B. Duties Related to Use of Certain Unattended Payment Terminals|Section 607.053. Notice of Discovery of Skimmer Required

Sec. 607.053.  NOTICE OF DISCOVERY OF SKIMMER REQUIRED.  (a) If a service technician discovers a skimmer in or on a motor fuel unattended payment terminal or motor fuel metering device, the service technician or service company that employs the technician shall notify the department and the merchant of the skimmer in the manner prescribed by commission rule.(b)  If a merchant discovers a skimmer in or on a motor fuel unattended payment terminal or motor fuel metering device or is notified of the presence of a skimmer, the merchant shall, in the manner prescribed by commission rule:(1)  disable, or cause to be disabled, the motor fuel metering device on which the skimmer was discovered;(1-a)  notify a law enforcement agency and the department that a skimmer has been detected; and(2)  take appropriate measures to protect the motor fuel metering device from being tampered with until the department or law enforcement agency arrives and the skimmer is removed.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (H.B. 2945), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 336 (H.B. 2106), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 607.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 12 - Rights and Duties of Consumers and Merchants|Chapter 607 - Payment Card Skimmers on Motor Fuel Metering Devices|Subchapter B. Duties Related to Use of Certain Unattended Payment Terminals|Section 607.054. Report to Department

Sec. 607.054.  REPORT TO DEPARTMENT.  (a)  The department may accept a report of a suspected skimmer from any interested person, including:(1)  a law enforcement agency;(2)  a financial institution;(3)  a credit card or debit card issuer;(4)  a service technician or service company;(5)  a member of the public; and(6)  a payment card network.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 336 (H.B. 2106), Sec. 12(4), eff. September 1, 2021.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (H.B. 2945), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 336 (H.B. 2106), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2021.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 336 (H.B. 2106), Sec. 12(4), eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 607.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 12 - Rights and Duties of Consumers and Merchants|Chapter 607 - Payment Card Skimmers on Motor Fuel Metering Devices|Subchapter B. Duties Related to Use of Certain Unattended Payment Terminals|Section 607.055. Investigation of Skimmer Report

Sec. 607.055.  INVESTIGATION OF SKIMMER REPORT.  (a)  On receipt of a report under Section 607.053 or 607.054, the department may conduct an inspection for the presence of suspected skimmers.(b)  The department shall coordinate with law enforcement agencies in conducting an investigation of the report.(c)  The department may inspect, directly or in coordination with a law enforcement agency, the motor fuel metering device that is the subject of the report and any other motor fuel metering device located at the same place of business.(d)  A merchant shall cooperate with the department or law enforcement agency during an investigation of a skimmer discovered or reported at the merchant's place of business and permit the inspection and alteration of motor fuel metering devices at the place of business as necessary.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (H.B. 2945), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 336 (H.B. 2106), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 607.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 12 - Rights and Duties of Consumers and Merchants|Chapter 607 - Payment Card Skimmers on Motor Fuel Metering Devices|Subchapter B. Duties Related to Use of Certain Unattended Payment Terminals|Section 607.056. Confidentiality

Sec. 607.056.  CONFIDENTIALITY.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this section, information is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, if the information is:(1)  from a report received by the department under Section 607.053 or 607.054; or(2)  prepared or compiled by the department in connection with the report or an investigation conducted under this subchapter.(b)  Information described by Subsection (a) may be disclosed to:(1)  an institution of higher education;(2)  a law enforcement agency;(3)  the center;(4)  a credit card issuer, a debit card issuer, a financial institution that is not a credit card issuer, or a payment card network that may be impacted by the use of a skimmer on a motor fuel unattended payment terminal or motor fuel metering device;(5)  another person if the disclosure of the information is permitted or required by other law or court order;(6)  a trade association representing a financial institution; or(7)  a department contractor or other agent.(c)  The disclosure of information under Subsection (b) is not a voluntary disclosure for purposes of Section 552.007, Government Code.(d)  On the dismissal or final resolution of a report by the department, information described by Subsection (a) is subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.(e)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a law enforcement agency or the center may disclose to the public information made confidential by that subsection if the law enforcement agency or the chief intelligence coordinator for the center determines that the disclosure of the information furthers a law enforcement purpose, except that a law enforcement agency or the center may not disclose to the public the identity of a person that submits a report of a suspected skimmer to the department under Section 607.053 or 607.054.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (H.B. 2945), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 336 (H.B. 2106), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 607.1021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 12 - Rights and Duties of Consumers and Merchants|Chapter 607 - Payment Card Skimmers on Motor Fuel Metering Devices|Subchapter C. Enforcement|Section 607.1021. Civil Penalty

Sec. 607.1021.  CIVIL PENALTY.  (a)  A person who violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter is liable to the state for a civil penalty.(b)  The attorney general or the executive director may bring an action to collect a penalty under this section.(c)  The provisions of Section 51.352, Occupations Code, relating to an action to collect and the amount of a civil penalty under that section apply to an action to collect and the amount of a civil penalty under this section.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 336 (H.B. 2106), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 607.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 12 - Rights and Duties of Consumers and Merchants|Chapter 607 - Payment Card Skimmers on Motor Fuel Metering Devices|Subchapter C. Enforcement|Section 607.103. Offenses; Penalties

Sec. 607.103.  OFFENSES; PENALTIES.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person refuses to allow an inspection of a motor fuel metering device at the merchant's place of business in violation of Section 607.055.  An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person negligently or recklessly disposes of a skimmer that was installed on a motor fuel unattended payment terminal or motor fuel metering device by another person.  An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor.(c)  A person commits an offense if, knowing that an investigation is ongoing or that a criminal proceeding has been commenced and is pending, the person disposes of a skimmer that was installed on a motor fuel unattended payment terminal or motor fuel metering device by another person.  An offense under this subsection is a felony of the third degree.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (H.B. 2945), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 336 (H.B. 2106), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 621.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 13 - Contests and Other Promotions|Chapter 621 - Contests and Gift Giveaways|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 621.001. Short Title

Sec. 621.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Contest and Gift Giveaway 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 § 621.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 13 - Contests and Other Promotions|Chapter 621 - Contests and Gift Giveaways|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 621.002. Construction of Chapter

Sec. 621.002.  CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.  This chapter shall be interpreted to provide the maximum disclosure to, and fair treatment of, a person who enters a contest or gift giveaway through which the person is solicited to attend a sales presentation.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 621.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 13 - Contests and Other Promotions|Chapter 621 - Contests and Gift Giveaways|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 621.004. Inapplicability of Chapter to Certain Sales Presentations

Sec. 621.004.  INAPPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO CERTAIN SALES PRESENTATIONS.  This chapter does not apply to a sales presentation that is conducted in conjunction with a business seminar, trade show, convention, or other gathering if only representatives of business entities who attend the seminar, trade show, convention, or gathering are solicited to attend.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 621.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 13 - Contests and Other Promotions|Chapter 621 - Contests and Gift Giveaways|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 621.005. Determination of Retail Value of Prize or Gift

Sec. 621.005.  DETERMINATION OF RETAIL VALUE OF PRIZE OR GIFT.  (a)  The retail value of an item offered as a prize or gift is the price at which at least two principal retail outlets in this state have made a substantial number of sales of an identical item to members of the public during the six months preceding the offering of the prize or gift.  The item sold by the principal retail outlets must be from the same manufacturer, and be of the same brand, model, and type, as the item offered as a prize or gift.(b)  If a substantial number of sales of a particular item offered as a prize or gift have not been made in this state during the six months preceding the offering of the item described in the solicitation or if the offeror elects, the retail value of the item is the actual cost of the item to the offeror, net of any rebates, plus 200 percent.(c)  If a prize or gift involves lodging, airfare, a trip, or a recreational activity, the retail value is the retail sales price of that lodging, airfare, trip, or recreational activity to a member of the public who is not involved in a promotional or other discount transaction.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 621.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 13 - Contests and Other Promotions|Chapter 621 - Contests and Gift Giveaways|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 621.006. Deposit Requirements

Sec. 621.006.  DEPOSIT REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  In this section, "refundable deposit" means a deposit that is required to be returned in its entirety to a consumer if:(1)  it is paid by the consumer for a reservation used by the consumer; or(2)  the consumer provides at least five possible reservation dates, none of which can be confirmed.(b)  An offeror may require a refundable deposit for a gift or prize involving lodging, airfare, a trip, or a recreational activity if the deposit requirement is fully, clearly, and conspicuously disclosed.(c)  A condition that restricts the refund of the deposit must be clearly and conspicuously disclosed in at least 10-point type on the solicitation.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 621.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 13 - Contests and Other Promotions|Chapter 621 - Contests and Gift Giveaways|Subchapter B. Gift Offers|Section 621.051. Applicability of Subchapter

Sec. 621.051.  APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter applies to a person who uses a gift as part of an advertising plan or program.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 621.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 13 - Contests and Other Promotions|Chapter 621 - Contests and Gift Giveaways|Subchapter B. Gift Offers|Section 621.052. Required Disclosures Relating to Gifts

Sec. 621.052.  REQUIRED DISCLOSURES RELATING TO GIFTS.  (a)  An offeror who notifies a person that the person will receive a gift shall, at the time of the notification, clearly and conspicuously disclose:(1)  that attendance at a sales presentation is required;(2)  the approximate duration of the sales presentation; and(3)  a description of the product or service being sold.(b)  A person shall disclose:(1)  the retail value of a gift; and(2)  clearly and conspicuously in at least 10-point type that airfare, lodging, or both are not included as part of a gift that is a trip or recreational activity to the extent that either or both are not included.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 621.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 13 - Contests and Other Promotions|Chapter 621 - Contests and Gift Giveaways|Subchapter B. Gift Offers|Section 621.053. Prohibited Acts Relating to Gifts

Sec. 621.053.  PROHIBITED ACTS RELATING TO GIFTS.  A person may not:(1)  use the term "gift" or a similar term in a false, misleading, or deceptive manner;(2)  directly represent or imply that a gift promotion is a contest;(3)  in a gift promotion, use the term:(A)  "finalist," "major award winner," "grand prize recipient," "winner," "won," "will win," or "will be awarded" or use words or phrases of similar meaning that imply that a person is being solicited to enter or participate in a contest; or(B)  "sweepstakes" or "contest" or use words or phrases of similar meaning that imply that a person is being solicited to enter or has won a contest;(4)  represent that a gift has a sponsor, approval, characteristic, ingredient, use, benefit, quantity, status, affiliation, connection, or identity that the gift does not have;(5)  represent that a gift is of a particular standard, quality, grade, style, or model if the gift is of another; or(6)  use a word or phrase that:(A)  simulates or causes confusion with a document issued by an officer of a court or with the seal or name of a real or fictitious governmental entity; or(B)  implies that the offeror is sending a court document or legal document or that the offeror is a governmental entity.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|