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TX Bus & Com Code § 502.003 (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 502.003. Delivery of Check Form

Sec. 502.003.  DELIVERY OF CHECK FORM.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Addressee" means a person to whom a check form is sent.(2)  "Check form" means a device for the transmission or payment of money that:(A)  is not a negotiable instrument under Section 3.104;(B)  if completed would be a check as defined by Section 3.104;  and(C)  is printed with information relating to the financial institution on which the completed check may be drawn.(3)  "Check form provider" means a business that provides check forms to a customer for a personal or business account.(4)  "Courier" means an entity that delivers parcels for a fee.(b)  If an addressee requests that a check form provider employ courier delivery of a check form with signature required, and that service is available in the delivery area of the addressee, the entity arranging for courier delivery in compliance with the addressee's request must provide the addressee with the option to require that the signature of the addressee, or the representative of the addressee, be obtained on delivery.(c)  The option under Subsection (b) to require the signature of the addressee or representative may be provided:(1)  on a printed check form order form;(2)  on an electronic check form order form where check form orders are offered on the Internet;(3)  by electronic mail to an address established for that purpose by the entity making the offer; or(4)  by another method reasonably designed to effectively communicate the addressee's intent.(d)  An entity that arranges for the courier delivery of a check form to an addressee as requested under Subsection (b) shall notify the courier of the check form that the signature of the addressee or a representative of the addressee is required for delivery under that subsection.(e)  If the addressee suffers a pecuniary loss because of the use of a check form stolen at the time of delivery to the addressee, a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for each delivery may be imposed on:(1)  an entity that violates Subsection (b), (c), or (d); or(2)  a courier that:(A)  is properly notified under Subsection (d) that a signature is required for delivery; and(B)  delivers the check form without obtaining the signature of the addressee or a representative of the addressee.(f)  The attorney general may bring an action to recover a civil penalty imposed under Subsection (e).  The attorney general may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining the civil penalty, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition expenses.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 504.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 11 - Personal Identity Information|Subtitle A - Identifying Information|Chapter 504 - Prohibited Use of Crime Victim or Motor Vehicle Accident Information|Section 504.001. Definitions

Sec. 504.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Crime victim information" means information that:(A)  is collected or prepared by a law enforcement agency; and(B)  identifies or serves to identify a person who, according to a record of the agency, may have been the victim of a crime in which:(i)  physical injury to the person occurred or was attempted; or(ii)  the offender entered or attempted to enter the dwelling of the person.(2)  "Motor vehicle accident information" means information that:(A)  is collected or prepared by a law enforcement agency; and(B)  identifies or serves to identify a person who, according to a record of the agency, may have been involved in a motor vehicle accident.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 504.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 11 - Personal Identity Information|Subtitle A - Identifying Information|Chapter 504 - Prohibited Use of Crime Victim or Motor Vehicle Accident Information|Section 504.002. Prohibition on Use for Solicitation or Sale of Information

Sec. 504.002.  PROHIBITION ON USE FOR SOLICITATION OR SALE OF INFORMATION.  (a)  A person who possesses crime victim or motor vehicle accident information that the person obtained or knows was obtained from a law enforcement agency may not:(1)  use the information to contact directly any of the following persons for the purpose of soliciting business from the person:(A)  a crime victim;(B)  a person who was involved in a motor vehicle accident; or(C)  a member of the family of a person described by Paragraph (A) or (B); or(2)  sell the information to another person for financial gain.(b)  The attorney general may bring an action against a person who violates Subsection (a) pursuant to Section 17.47.(c)  A person commits an offense if the person violates Subsection (a).  An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor unless the defendant has been previously convicted under this section three or more times, in which event the offense is a felony of the third degree.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 505.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 11 - Personal Identity Information|Subtitle A - Identifying Information|Chapter 505 - Use of Zip Code to Verify Customer's Identity|Section 505.001. Definitions

Sec. 505.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Credit card" means a card or device issued under an agreement by which the issuer gives to a cardholder the right to obtain credit from the issuer or another person.(2)  "Credit card issuer" means a lender, including a financial institution, or a merchant that receives applications and issues credit cards to individuals.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 4.010(a), eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 505.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 11 - Personal Identity Information|Subtitle A - Identifying Information|Chapter 505 - Use of Zip Code to Verify Customer's Identity|Section 505.002. Use of Zip Code to Verify Identity in Credit Card Transaction

Sec. 505.002.  USE OF ZIP CODE TO VERIFY IDENTITY IN CREDIT CARD TRANSACTION.  (a)  A business may require a customer who purchases a good or service from the business using a credit card to provide the customer's zip code to verify the customer's identity as provided by Subsection (b).(b)  A business that obtains a customer's zip code under Subsection (a) may electronically verify with the credit card issuer that the zip code matches any zip code that the credit card issuer has on file for the credit card.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 4.010(a), eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 505.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 11 - Personal Identity Information|Subtitle A - Identifying Information|Chapter 505 - Use of Zip Code to Verify Customer's Identity|Section 505.003. Retention of Zip Code Prohibited

Sec. 505.003.  RETENTION OF ZIP CODE PROHIBITED.  A business that obtains a customer's zip code under Section 505.002 may not retain the zip code in any form after the purchase of the good or service has been completed.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 4.010(a), eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 506.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 11 - Personal Identity Information|Subtitle A - Identifying Information|Chapter 506 - Reidentification of Deidentified Information|Section 506.001. Definitions

Sec. 506.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Covered information" means deidentified information released by a board, commission, department, or other agency of this state, including an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, or a hospital that is maintained or operated by the state.(2)  "Deidentified information" means information with respect to which the holder of the information has made a good faith effort to remove all personal identifying information or other information that may be used by itself or in combination with other information to identify the subject of the information.  The term includes aggregate statistics, redacted information, information for which random or fictitious alternatives have been substituted for personal identifying information, and information for which personal identifying information has been encrypted and for which the encryption key is maintained by a person otherwise authorized to have access to the information in an identifiable format.(3)  "Personal identifying information" has the meaning assigned by Section 521.002(a)(1).|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 953 (S.B. 1213), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 506.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 11 - Personal Identity Information|Subtitle A - Identifying Information|Chapter 506 - Reidentification of Deidentified Information|Section 506.002. Required Notices

Sec. 506.002.  REQUIRED NOTICES.  (a)  An agency of this state shall provide written notice to a person to whom the agency releases deidentified information that the information is deidentified information.(b)  A person who sells covered information or otherwise receives compensation for the transfer or disclosure of covered information shall provide written notice to the person to whom the information is sold, transferred, or disclosed that the information is deidentified information obtained from an agency of this state.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 953 (S.B. 1213), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 506.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 11 - Personal Identity Information|Subtitle A - Identifying Information|Chapter 506 - Reidentification of Deidentified Information|Section 506.003. Prohibited Acts

Sec. 506.003.  PROHIBITED ACTS.  (a)  A person may not:(1)  reidentify or attempt to reidentify personal identifying information about an individual who is the subject of covered information; or(2)  knowingly disclose or release covered information that was reidentified in violation of this section.(b)  It is a defense to a civil action or prosecution for a violation of this section that:(1)  the person:(A)  was reidentifying the covered information for the purpose of a study or other scholarly research, including performing an evaluation or test of software intended to deidentify information; and(B)  did not release or publish the names or other information identifying any subjects of the reidentified covered information; or(2)  the person obtained informed, written consent from the individual who is the subject of the covered information that specifically referenced the information to be reidentified, disclosed, or released, and authorized the reidentification, disclosure, or release of that information.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 953 (S.B. 1213), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 506.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 11 - Personal Identity Information|Subtitle A - Identifying Information|Chapter 506 - Reidentification of Deidentified Information|Section 506.004. Offense

Sec. 506.004.  OFFENSE.  (a)  A person who violates Section 506.003 commits an offense.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 953 (S.B. 1213), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 506.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 11 - Personal Identity Information|Subtitle A - Identifying Information|Chapter 506 - Reidentification of Deidentified Information|Section 506.005. Private Cause of Action

Sec. 506.005.  PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION.  A person who violates Section 506.003 is liable to the individual who is the subject of the covered information for statutory damages in an amount of not less than $25 or more than $500 for each violation, not to exceed a total amount of $150,000.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 953 (S.B. 1213), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 506.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 11 - Personal Identity Information|Subtitle A - Identifying Information|Chapter 506 - Reidentification of Deidentified Information|Section 506.006. Civil Penalty

Sec. 506.006.  CIVIL PENALTY.  (a)  In addition to other penalties and remedies assessed or recovered under this chapter, a person who violates Section 506.003 is liable to this state for a civil penalty in an amount of not less than $25 or more than $500 for each violation, not to exceed a total amount of $150,000.(b)  The attorney general may bring an action to recover a civil penalty under this section.(c)  The attorney general is entitled to recover reasonable expenses incurred in bringing an action under this section, including reasonable attorney's fees, court costs, and investigatory costs.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 953 (S.B. 1213), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 507.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 11 - Personal Identity Information|Subtitle A - Identifying Information|Chapter 507 - Concealed Handgun Licenses as Valid Forms of Personal Identification|Section 507.001. Concealed Handgun License as Valid Proof of Identification

Sec. 507.001.  CONCEALED HANDGUN LICENSE AS VALID PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION.  (a)  A person may not deny the holder of a concealed handgun license issued under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, access to goods, services, or facilities, except as provided by Section 521.460, Transportation Code, or in regard to the operation of a motor vehicle, because the holder has or presents a concealed handgun license rather than a driver's license or other acceptable form of personal identification.(b)  This section does not affect:(1)  the requirement under Section 411.205, Government Code, that a person subject to that section present a driver's license or identification certificate in addition to a concealed handgun license; or(2)  the types of identification required under federal law to access airport premises or pass through airport security.|Redesignated from Business and Commerce Code, Chapter 506 by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 24.001(2), eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 508.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 11 - Personal Identity Information|Subtitle A - Identifying Information|Chapter 508 - Requiring Verification of Identity for Certain Card Transactions|Section 508.001. Definitions

Sec. 508.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Cardholder" means the person named on the face of a credit card or debit card to whom or for whose benefit the credit card or debit card is issued.(2)  "Credit card" means a card or device issued under an agreement by which the issuer gives to a cardholder the right to obtain credit from the issuer or another person.(3)  "Debit card" means a card, device, or other means of access to an individual's account at a financial institution that the individual may use to initiate electronic fund transfers.(4)  "Merchant" means a person in the business of selling goods or services.(5)  "Mobile wallet" means a device that uses an encrypted digital token to authenticate a cardholder's identity and account information.(6)  "Photo identification" means a card or other document that:(A)  is issued by a governmental entity to identify an individual; and(B)  displays a photograph of the individual identified on the card or other document.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 749 (S.B. 1381), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2018.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 508.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 11 - Personal Identity Information|Subtitle A - Identifying Information|Chapter 508 - Requiring Verification of Identity for Certain Card Transactions|Section 508.002. Requiring Photo Identification for Credit or Debit Card Transaction

Sec. 508.002.  REQUIRING PHOTO IDENTIFICATION FOR CREDIT OR DEBIT CARD TRANSACTION.  (a)  A merchant, in a point of sale transaction, may require the individual using the credit card or debit card to provide photo identification verifying the individual's identity as the cardholder.(b)  A merchant may choose to not accept the card for payment if the individual fails to provide photo identification verifying the individual's identity as the cardholder.(c)  This section does not apply to transactions conducted with a mobile wallet.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 749 (S.B. 1381), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2018.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 508.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 11 - Personal Identity Information|Subtitle A - Identifying Information|Chapter 508 - Requiring Verification of Identity for Certain Card Transactions|Section 508.003. Expiration

Sec. 508.003.  EXPIRATION.  This chapter expires September 1, 2023.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 749 (S.B. 1381), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2018.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 522.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 11 - Personal Identity Information|Subtitle B - Identity Theft|Chapter 522 - Identity Theft by Electronic Device|Section 522.001. Definitions

Sec. 522.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Payment card" means a credit card, debit card, check card, or other card that is issued to an authorized user to purchase or obtain goods, services, money, or any other thing of value.(2)  "Re-encoder" means an electronic device that can be used to transfer encoded information from a magnetic strip on a payment card onto the magnetic strip of a different payment card.(3)  "Scanning device" means an electronic device used to access, read, scan, or store information encoded on the magnetic strip of a payment 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 § 522.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 11 - Personal Identity Information|Subtitle B - Identity Theft|Chapter 522 - Identity Theft by Electronic Device|Section 522.002. Offense; Penalty

Sec. 522.002.  OFFENSE; PENALTY.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person uses a scanning device or re-encoder to access, read, scan, store, or transfer information encoded on the magnetic strip of a payment card without the consent of an authorized user of the payment card and with intent to harm or defraud another.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor, except that the offense is a state jail felony if the information accessed, read, scanned, stored, or transferred was protected health information as defined by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and Privacy Standards, as defined by Section 181.001, Health and Safety Code.(c)  If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor may be prosecuted under this section or the other law.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1126 (H.B. 300), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2012.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 601.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 12 - Rights and Duties of Consumers and Merchants|Chapter 601 - Cancellation of Certain Consumer Transactions|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 601.001. Definitions

Sec. 601.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Consumer" means an individual who seeks or acquires real property, money or other personal property, services, or credit for personal, family, or household purposes.(2)  "Consumer transaction" means a transaction between a merchant and one or more consumers.(3)  "Merchant" means a party to a consumer transaction other than a consumer.(4)  "Merchant's place of business" means a merchant's main or permanent branch office or local address.  For a state or national bank or savings and loan association, the term includes an approved branch office and a registered loan production office.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 601.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 12 - Rights and Duties of Consumers and Merchants|Chapter 601 - Cancellation of Certain Consumer Transactions|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 601.002. Applicability of Chapter; Exception

Sec. 601.002.  APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER; EXCEPTION.  (a)  This chapter applies only to a consumer transaction in which:(1)  the merchant or the merchant's agent engages in a personal solicitation of a sale to the consumer at a place other than the merchant's place of business;(2)  the consumer's agreement or offer to purchase is given to the merchant or the merchant's agent at a place other than the merchant's place of business; and(3)  the agreement or offer is for:(A)  the purchase of goods or services for consideration that exceeds $25, payable in installments or in cash;  or(B)  the purchase of real property for consideration that exceeds $100, payable in installments or in cash.(b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), this chapter does not apply to:(1)  a purchase of farm equipment;(2)  an insurance sale regulated by the Texas Department of Insurance;(3)  a sale of goods or services made:(A)  under a preexisting revolving charge account or retail charge agreement; or(B)  after negotiations between the parties at a business establishment in a fixed location where goods or services are offered or exhibited for sale; or(4)  a sale of real property if:(A)  the purchaser is represented by a licensed attorney;(B)  the transaction is negotiated by a licensed real estate broker; or(C)  the transaction is negotiated at a place other than the consumer's residence by the person who owns the property.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 601.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 12 - Rights and Duties of Consumers and Merchants|Chapter 601 - Cancellation of Certain Consumer Transactions|Subchapter B. Consumer's Right to Cancel Transaction|Section 601.051. Consumer's Right to Cancel

Sec. 601.051.  CONSUMER'S RIGHT TO CANCEL.  In addition to any other rights or remedies available, a consumer may cancel a consumer transaction not later than midnight of the third business day after the date the consumer signs an agreement or offer to purchase.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 601.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 12 - Rights and Duties of Consumers and Merchants|Chapter 601 - Cancellation of Certain Consumer Transactions|Subchapter B. Consumer's Right to Cancel Transaction|Section 601.052. Notice of Consumer's Right to Cancel Required

Sec. 601.052.  NOTICE OF CONSUMER'S RIGHT TO CANCEL REQUIRED.  (a)  A merchant must provide a consumer with a complete receipt or copy of a contract pertaining to the consumer transaction at the time of its execution.(b)  The document provided under Subsection (a) must:(1)  be in the same language as that principally used in the oral sales presentation;(2)  contain the date of the transaction;(3)  contain the name and address of the merchant; and(4)  contain a statement:(A)  in immediate proximity to the space reserved in the contract for the signature of the consumer or on the front page of the receipt if a contract is not used; and(B)  in boldfaced type of a minimum size of 10 points in substantially the following form:"YOU, THE BUYER, MAY CANCEL THIS TRANSACTION AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT OF THE THIRD BUSINESS DAY AFTER THE DATE OF THIS TRANSACTION. SEE THE ATTACHED NOTICE OF CANCELLATION FORM FOR AN EXPLANATION OF THIS RIGHT."|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.|