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Subtitle A - Telephones
Chapter 301 - Telephone Solicitation Practices
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 301.001. Definitions - Sec. 301.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Automated dial announcing...
Subchapter B. Permitted and Prohibited Practices
Section 301.051. Telephone Solicitation Requirements - Sec. 301.051. TELEPHONE SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS. (a) This section does not...
Section 301.052. Charges to Consumer's Credit Card Account - Sec. 301.052. CHARGES TO CONSUMER'S CREDIT CARD ACCOUNT. A person...
Subchapter C. Enforcement
Section 301.101. Investigation by Attorney General's Office - Sec. 301.101. INVESTIGATION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. The attorney general's...
Section 301.102. Injunctive Relief - Sec. 301.102. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. (a) The attorney general's office may...
Section 301.103. Civil Penalty; Restitution - Sec. 301.103. CIVIL PENALTY; RESTITUTION. (a) A person who knowingly...
Section 301.104. Civil Action - Sec. 301.104. CIVIL ACTION. A consumer injured by a violation...
Section 301.105. Venue - Sec. 301.105. VENUE. Venue for an action brought under this...
Chapter 302 - Regulation of Telephone Solicitation
Section 302.001. Definitions - Sec. 302.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Item" means property...
Section 302.002. Making Telephone Solicitation - Sec. 302.002. MAKING TELEPHONE SOLICITATION. For purposes of this chapter,...
Section 302.003. Liberal Construction and Application - Sec. 302.003. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION AND APPLICATION. This chapter shall be...
Section 302.004. Attempted Waiver Void - Sec. 302.004. ATTEMPTED WAIVER VOID. An attempted waiver of a...
Subchapter B. Exemptions
Section 302.051. Burden of Proof - Sec. 302.051. BURDEN OF PROOF. (a) In a civil proceeding...
Section 302.052. Exemptions Apply Only to Sellers; Exception - Sec. 302.052. EXEMPTIONS APPLY ONLY TO SELLERS; EXCEPTION. Except as...
Section 302.053. Exemption: Persons Regulated by Other Law - Sec. 302.053. EXEMPTION: PERSONS REGULATED BY OTHER LAW. This chapter...
Section 302.054. Exemption: Persons Selling Media Subscriptions, Certain Merchandise, or Items From Certain Catalogs - Sec. 302.054. EXEMPTION: PERSONS SELLING MEDIA SUBSCRIPTIONS, CERTAIN MERCHANDISE, OR...
Section 302.055. Exemption: Educational and Nonprofit Organizations - Sec. 302.055. EXEMPTION: EDUCATIONAL AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. This chapter does...
Section 302.056. Exemption: Certain Commercial Sales - Sec. 302.056. EXEMPTION: CERTAIN COMMERCIAL SALES. This chapter does not...
Section 302.057. Exemption: Person Soliciting Food Sales - Sec. 302.057. EXEMPTION: PERSON SOLICITING FOOD SALES. This chapter does...
Section 302.058. Exemption: Solicitation of Former or Current Customers - Sec. 302.058. EXEMPTION: SOLICITATION OF FORMER OR CURRENT CUSTOMERS. This...
Section 302.059. Exemption: Persons Who Make Certain Sales Presentations or Make Sales at Established Retail Locations - Sec. 302.059. EXEMPTION: PERSONS WHO MAKE CERTAIN SALES PRESENTATIONS OR...
Section 302.060. Exemption: Certain Persons Providing Telephone Solicitation Services Predominantly for Exempt Persons - Sec. 302.060. EXEMPTION: CERTAIN PERSONS PROVIDING TELEPHONE SOLICITATION SERVICES PREDOMINANTLY...
Section 302.061. Exemption: Persons Conducting Certain Isolated Telephone Solicitations - Sec. 302.061. EXEMPTION: PERSONS CONDUCTING CERTAIN ISOLATED TELEPHONE SOLICITATIONS. This...
Subchapter C. Registration
Section 302.101. Registration Certificate Required - Sec. 302.101. REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE REQUIRED. (a) A seller may not...
Section 302.102. Filing of Registration Statement; Public Information - Sec. 302.102. FILING OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT; PUBLIC INFORMATION. (a) To...
Section 302.103. Issuance of Registration Certificate - Sec. 302.103. ISSUANCE OF REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE. (a) The secretary of...
Section 302.104. Effective Date of Registration Statement; Renewal - Sec. 302.104. EFFECTIVE DATE OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT; RENEWAL. (a) A...
Section 302.105. Addenda Requirements - Sec. 302.105. ADDENDA REQUIREMENTS. (a) For each quarter after the...
Section 302.106. Filing Fee - Sec. 302.106. FILING FEE. The filing fee for a registration...
Section 302.107. Security Requirements - Sec. 302.107. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS. A registration statement must be accompanied...
Section 302.108. Appointment of Secretary of State as Agent for Service - Sec. 302.108. APPOINTMENT OF SECRETARY OF STATE AS AGENT FOR...
Subchapter D. Disclosures Required in Registration Statement
Section 302.151. Disclosure of Certain Names, Addresses, Telephone Numbers, and Organizational Information - Sec. 302.151. DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN NAMES, ADDRESSES, TELEPHONE NUMBERS, AND...
Section 302.152. Disclosure of Certain Convictions, Pleas, Judgments, Orders, Bankruptcies, and Reorganizations - Sec. 302.152. DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN CONVICTIONS, PLEAS, JUDGMENTS, ORDERS, BANKRUPTCIES,...
Section 302.153. Disclosure of Certain Sales Information - Sec. 302.153. DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN SALES INFORMATION. (a) A registration...
Subchapter E. Additional Information From Seller
Section 302.201. Information Required to Be Posted or Available at Seller's Business Location - Sec. 302.201. INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE POSTED OR AVAILABLE AT...
Section 302.202. Disclosures Required Before Purchase - Sec. 302.202. DISCLOSURES REQUIRED BEFORE PURCHASE. When a telephone solicitation...
Section 302.203. Reference to Compliance With Statute Prohibited - Sec. 302.203. REFERENCE TO COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTE PROHIBITED. A seller...
Subchapter F. Offenses
Section 302.251. Violation of Certain Provisions - Sec. 302.251. VIOLATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS. (a) A person commits...
Section 302.252. Acting as Salesperson for Unregistered Seller - Sec. 302.252. ACTING AS SALESPERSON FOR UNREGISTERED SELLER. (a) A...
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...
Subchapter G. Enforcement
Section 302.301. Injunction - Sec. 302.301. INJUNCTION. (a) The attorney general may bring an...
Section 302.302. Civil Penalties - Sec. 302.302. CIVIL PENALTIES. (a) A person who violates this...
Section 302.303. Deceptive Trade Practices - Sec. 302.303. DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES. (a) A violation of this...
Section 302.304. Action to Recover Against Security - Sec. 302.304. ACTION TO RECOVER AGAINST SECURITY. (a) A person...
Chapter 303 - Telephone Solicitation for Certain Law Enforcement-Related Charitable Organizations
Section 303.001. Definitions - Sec. 303.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commercial telephone solicitor"...
Section 303.002. Solicitation Governed by Chapter - Sec. 303.002. SOLICITATION GOVERNED BY CHAPTER. The telephone solicitation of...
Section 303.003. Public Access to Certain Documents and Information - Sec. 303.003. PUBLIC ACCESS TO CERTAIN DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION. (a)...
Section 303.004. Rules; Procedures; Forms - Sec. 303.004. RULES; PROCEDURES; FORMS. The attorney general may adopt...
Subchapter B. Registration and Bond Requirements
Section 303.051. Record of Organizations - Sec. 303.051. RECORD OF ORGANIZATIONS. The attorney general shall maintain:...
Section 303.052. Form and Content of Registration Statement - Sec. 303.052. FORM AND CONTENT OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT. A registration...
Section 303.053. Initial Registration Statement - Sec. 303.053. INITIAL REGISTRATION STATEMENT. A law enforcement-related charitable organization...
Section 303.054. Expiration of Registration; Renewal - Sec. 303.054. EXPIRATION OF REGISTRATION; RENEWAL. (a) A law enforcement-related...
Section 303.055. Filing Fee - Sec. 303.055. FILING FEE. (a) An initial registration statement must...
Section 303.056. Exemption: Volunteer - Sec. 303.056. EXEMPTION: VOLUNTEER. A volunteer authorized to solicit on...
Section 303.057. Registration Does Not Imply Endorsement - Sec. 303.057. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT. (a) Registration under...
Section 303.058. Books and Records - Sec. 303.058. BOOKS AND RECORDS. (a) A law enforcement-related charitable...
Section 303.059. Bond - Sec. 303.059. BOND. A commercial telephone solicitor shall post with...
Subchapter C. Solicitation Practices
Section 303.101. Deceptive Act or Practice - Sec. 303.101. DECEPTIVE ACT OR PRACTICE. A person may not...
Section 303.102. Representation of Benefit to Survivors - Sec. 303.102. REPRESENTATION OF BENEFIT TO SURVIVORS. A person may...
Section 303.103. Notice of Disposition of Money - Sec. 303.103. NOTICE OF DISPOSITION OF MONEY. (a) If less...
Section 303.104. Hours of Solicitation - Sec. 303.104. HOURS OF SOLICITATION. A law enforcement-related charitable organization...
Subchapter D. Violation; Remedies
Section 303.151. Notification of Noncompliance - Sec. 303.151. NOTIFICATION OF NONCOMPLIANCE. If a law enforcement-related charitable...
Section 303.152. Violations Relating to Filing of Documents - Sec. 303.152. VIOLATIONS RELATING TO FILING OF DOCUMENTS. (a) A...
Section 303.153. Remedies - Sec. 303.153. REMEDIES. (a) The attorney general may bring an...
Section 303.154. Venue - Sec. 303.154. VENUE. An action under this chapter must be...
Chapter 304 - Telemarketing
Section 304.001. Short Title - Sec. 304.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...
Section 304.002. Definitions - Sec. 304.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Caller identification service...
Section 304.003. Making Telemarketing Call - Sec. 304.003. MAKING TELEMARKETING CALL. For purposes of this chapter,...
Section 304.004. Inapplicability of Chapter to Certain Calls - Sec. 304.004. INAPPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO CERTAIN CALLS. This chapter...
Section 304.005. Liberal Construction and Application - Sec. 304.005. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION AND APPLICATION. This chapter shall be...
Section 304.006. Attempted Waiver Void - Sec. 304.006. ATTEMPTED WAIVER VOID. An attempted waiver of a...
Subchapter B. Texas No-Call List
Section 304.051. Maintenance of Texas No-Call List - Sec. 304.051. MAINTENANCE OF TEXAS NO-CALL LIST. (a) The commission...
Section 304.052. Telemarketing Call to Telephone Number on List Prohibited - Sec. 304.052. TELEMARKETING CALL TO TELEPHONE NUMBER ON LIST PROHIBITED....
Section 304.053. Expiration, Renewal, and Deletion of Entry - Sec. 304.053. EXPIRATION, RENEWAL, AND DELETION OF ENTRY. (a) An...
Section 304.054. Fee - Sec. 304.054. FEE. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b),...
Section 304.055. Publication in Telephone Directory - Sec. 304.055. PUBLICATION IN TELEPHONE DIRECTORY. A private for-profit publisher...
Section 304.056. Placement of Entries on National Do-Not-Call Registry - Sec. 304.056. PLACEMENT OF ENTRIES ON NATIONAL DO-NOT-CALL REGISTRY. The...
Section 304.057. General Rulemaking Authority - Sec. 304.057. GENERAL RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. The commission may adopt rules...
Section 304.058. Rules Regarding Isolated Calls - Sec. 304.058. RULES REGARDING ISOLATED CALLS. The commission shall adopt...
Section 304.059. Rules Regarding Public Notice - Sec. 304.059. RULES REGARDING PUBLIC NOTICE. The commission shall adopt...
Section 304.060. Rules Regarding Dissemination of List - Sec. 304.060. RULES REGARDING DISSEMINATION OF LIST. The commission shall...
Section 304.061. Educational Programs - Sec. 304.061. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. In addition to requiring the notice...
Section 304.062. Assistance of Department of Information Resources - Sec. 304.062. ASSISTANCE OF DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES. On request...
Section 304.063. Online Notice - Sec. 304.063. ONLINE NOTICE. The commission shall include on its...
Subchapter C. Facsimile Transmissions
Section 304.101. Notice in Facsimile Solicitation - Sec. 304.101. NOTICE IN FACSIMILE SOLICITATION. In addition to complying...
Section 304.102. Acknowledgment Required; Transmission Prohibited - Sec. 304.102. ACKNOWLEDGMENT REQUIRED; TRANSMISSION PROHIBITED. On receiving oral or...
Subchapter D. Caller Identification
Section 304.151. Interference With Caller Identification Service or Device Prohibited - Sec. 304.151. INTERFERENCE WITH CALLER IDENTIFICATION SERVICE OR DEVICE PROHIBITED....
Section 304.152. Exception: Use of Certain Service or Equipment - Sec. 304.152. EXCEPTION: USE OF CERTAIN SERVICE OR EQUIPMENT. For...
Subchapter E. Regulatory Reports
Section 304.201. Report by Commission - Sec. 304.201. REPORT BY COMMISSION. (a) Before December 31 of...
Section 304.202. Report by Attorney General - Sec. 304.202. REPORT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. (a) Before December 31...
Subchapter F. Enforcement
Section 304.251. Enforcement by Commission - Sec. 304.251. ENFORCEMENT BY COMMISSION. (a) Except as provided by...
Section 304.252. Enforcement by Attorney General - Sec. 304.252. ENFORCEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. (a) Except as provided...
Section 304.253. Enforcement by Licensing Agency - Sec. 304.253. ENFORCEMENT BY LICENSING AGENCY. (a) A state agency...
Section 304.254. Determination of Amount of Administrative Penalty - Sec. 304.254. DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. The amount...
Section 304.255. Stay of Administrative Penalty - Sec. 304.255. STAY OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) The enforcement of...
Section 304.256. Contested Case - Sec. 304.256. CONTESTED CASE. A proceeding to impose an administrative...
Section 304.257. Private Action: Telemarketing Calls - Sec. 304.257. PRIVATE ACTION: TELEMARKETING CALLS. (a) A consumer on...
Section 304.258. Private Action: Facsimile Transmission - Sec. 304.258. PRIVATE ACTION: FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION. (a) A person may...
Section 304.259. Venue - Sec. 304.259. VENUE. (a) Venue for an action based on...
Chapter 305 - Telephonic Communications Made for Purpose of Solicitation
Subchapter A. Prohibited Communications Made For
Section 305.001. Prohibited Telephone Calls - Sec. 305.001. PROHIBITED TELEPHONE CALLS. A person may not make...
Section 305.002. Prohibited Facsimile Transmissions: Charge to Recipient - Sec. 305.002. PROHIBITED FACSIMILE TRANSMISSIONS: CHARGE TO RECIPIENT. A person...
Section 305.003. Prohibited Facsimile Transmissions: Hours of Transmission - Sec. 305.003. PROHIBITED FACSIMILE TRANSMISSIONS: HOURS OF TRANSMISSION. A person...
Subchapter B. Enforcement
Section 305.051. Investigation - Sec. 305.051. INVESTIGATION. (a) On complaint of a called person...
Section 305.052. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 305.052. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person who violates Section...
Section 305.053. Civil Action - Sec. 305.053. CIVIL ACTION. (a) A person who receives a...
Chapter 306 - Protection of Consumer Telephone Records
Section 306.001. Definitions - Sec. 306.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Caller identification record"...
Section 306.002. Nonapplicability to Law Enforcement Agencies - Sec. 306.002. NONAPPLICABILITY TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. This chapter does...
Section 306.003. Construction of Chapter - Sec. 306.003. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This chapter does not apply...
Section 306.004. Consistency With Federal Law - Sec. 306.004. CONSISTENCY WITH FEDERAL LAW. This chapter may not...
Subchapter B. Prohibited Conduct or Activity
Section 306.051. Unauthorized or Fraudulent Procurement, Sale, or Receipt of Telephone Records - Sec. 306.051. UNAUTHORIZED OR FRAUDULENT PROCUREMENT, SALE, OR RECEIPT OF...
Section 306.052. Exceptions - Sec. 306.052. EXCEPTIONS. Section 306.051 does not apply to: (1)...
Section 306.053. Deceptive Trade Practice; Enforcement - Sec. 306.053. DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICE; ENFORCEMENT. A violation of this...
Subtitle B - Electronic Communications
Chapter 321 - Regulation of Electronic Mail
Section 321.001. Definitions - Sec. 321.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commercial electronic mail...
Subchapter B. Prohibited and Required Conduct
Section 321.051. Transmission of Certain Commercial Electronic Mail Messages Prohibited - Sec. 321.051. TRANSMISSION OF CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ELECTRONIC MAIL MESSAGES PROHIBITED....
Section 321.052. Requirement for Transmission of Unsolicited Commercial Electronic Mail Messages - Sec. 321.052. REQUIREMENT FOR TRANSMISSION OF UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL ELECTRONIC MAIL...
Section 321.053. Selling or Providing Certain Electronic Mail Addresses Prohibited - Sec. 321.053. SELLING OR PROVIDING CERTAIN ELECTRONIC MAIL ADDRESSES PROHIBITED....
Section 321.054. Impeding Electronic Mail Messages Prohibited - Sec. 321.054. IMPEDING ELECTRONIC MAIL MESSAGES PROHIBITED. An electronic mail...
Section 321.101. Transmission of Message Containing Obscene Material or Material Depicting Sexual Conduct; Criminal Penalty - Sec. 321.101. TRANSMISSION OF MESSAGE CONTAINING OBSCENE MATERIAL OR MATERIAL...
Section 321.102. Violation of Chapter: General Civil Penalty and Injunctive Relief - Sec. 321.102. VIOLATION OF CHAPTER: GENERAL CIVIL PENALTY AND INJUNCTIVE...
Section 321.103. Violation of Chapter: Deceptive Trade Practice - Sec. 321.103. VIOLATION OF CHAPTER: DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICE. A violation...
Section 321.104. Violation of Chapter: Civil Action for Damages - Sec. 321.104. VIOLATION OF CHAPTER: CIVIL ACTION FOR DAMAGES. (a)...
Section 321.105. Alternative Recovery for Persons Other Than Electronic Mail Service Providers - Sec. 321.105. ALTERNATIVE RECOVERY FOR PERSONS OTHER THAN ELECTRONIC MAIL...
Section 321.106. Alternative Recovery for Electronic Mail Service Providers - Sec. 321.106. ALTERNATIVE RECOVERY FOR ELECTRONIC MAIL SERVICE PROVIDERS. In...
Section 321.107. Required Notice of Civil Action to Attorney General; Civil Penalty - Sec. 321.107. REQUIRED NOTICE OF CIVIL ACTION TO ATTORNEY GENERAL;...
Section 321.108. Intervention in Civil Action by Attorney General - Sec. 321.108. INTERVENTION IN CIVIL ACTION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. The...
Section 321.109. Certification as Class Action Prohibited - Sec. 321.109. CERTIFICATION AS CLASS ACTION PROHIBITED. A court may...
Section 321.110. Protection of Secrecy or Security - Sec. 321.110. PROTECTION OF SECRECY OR SECURITY. At the request...
Section 321.111. Immunity From Liability: Commercial Electronic Mail Message Transmitted by Error or Accident - Sec. 321.111. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY: COMMERCIAL ELECTRONIC MAIL MESSAGE TRANSMITTED...
Section 321.112. Immunity From Liability: Telecommunications Utilities and Electronic Mail Service Providers - Sec. 321.112. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY: TELECOMMUNICATIONS UTILITIES AND ELECTRONIC MAIL...
Section 321.113. Qualified Immunity From Liability of Senders - Sec. 321.113. QUALIFIED IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY OF SENDERS. A sender...
Section 321.114. Authority to Block Certain Commercial Electronic Mail Messages; Qualified Immunity - Sec. 321.114. AUTHORITY TO BLOCK CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ELECTRONIC MAIL MESSAGES;...
Chapter 322 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act
Section 322.001. Short Title - Sec. 322.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...
Section 322.002. Definitions - Sec. 322.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Agreement" means the...
Section 322.003. Scope - Sec. 322.003. SCOPE. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Subsections...
Section 322.004. Prospective Application - Sec. 322.004. PROSPECTIVE APPLICATION. This chapter applies to any electronic...
Section 322.005. Use of Electronic Records and Electronic Signatures; Variation by Agreement - Sec. 322.005. USE OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES; VARIATION...
Section 322.006. Construction and Application - Sec. 322.006. CONSTRUCTION AND APPLICATION. This chapter must be construed...
Section 322.007. Legal Recognition of Electronic Records, Electronic Signatures, and Electronic Contracts - Sec. 322.007. LEGAL RECOGNITION OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS, ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES, AND...
Section 322.008. Provision of Information in Writing; Presentation of Records - Sec. 322.008. PROVISION OF INFORMATION IN WRITING; PRESENTATION OF RECORDS....
Section 322.009. Attribution and Effect of Electronic Record and Electronic Signature - Sec. 322.009. ATTRIBUTION AND EFFECT OF ELECTRONIC RECORD AND ELECTRONIC...
Section 322.010. Effect of Change or Error - Sec. 322.010. EFFECT OF CHANGE OR ERROR. (a) If a...
Section 322.011. Notarization and Acknowledgment - Sec. 322.011. NOTARIZATION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT. If a law requires a...
Section 322.012. Retention of Electronic Records; Originals - Sec. 322.012. RETENTION OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS; ORIGINALS. (a) If a...
Section 322.013. Admissibility in Evidence - Sec. 322.013. ADMISSIBILITY IN EVIDENCE. In a proceeding, evidence of...
Section 322.014. Automated Transaction - Sec. 322.014. AUTOMATED TRANSACTION. (a) In an automated transaction, the...
Section 322.015. Time and Place of Sending and Receipt - Sec. 322.015. TIME AND PLACE OF SENDING AND RECEIPT. (a)...
Section 322.016. Transferable Records - Sec. 322.016. TRANSFERABLE RECORDS. (a) In this section, "transferable record"...
Section 322.017. Acceptance and Distribution of Electronic Records by Governmental Agencies - Sec. 322.017. ACCEPTANCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS BY GOVERNMENTAL...
Section 322.018. Interoperability - Sec. 322.018. INTEROPERABILITY. The Department of Information Resources may encourage...
Section 322.019. Exemption to Preemption by Federal Electronic Signatures Act - Sec. 322.019. EXEMPTION TO PREEMPTION BY FEDERAL ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES ACT....
Section 322.020. Applicability of Penal Code - Sec. 322.020. APPLICABILITY OF PENAL CODE. This chapter does not...
Section 322.021. Certain Requirements Considered to Be Recommendations - Sec. 322.021. CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS CONSIDERED TO BE RECOMMENDATIONS. Any requirement...
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...
Section 323.002. Software or Services That Restrict Access to Certain Internet Material - Sec. 323.002. SOFTWARE OR SERVICES THAT RESTRICT ACCESS TO CERTAIN...
Section 323.003. Civil Penalty - Sec. 323.003. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person is liable to...
Chapter 324 - Consumer Protection Against Computer Spyware
Section 324.001. Short Title - Sec. 324.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...
Section 324.002. Definitions - Sec. 324.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Advertisement" means a...
Section 324.003. Exceptions to Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 324.003. EXCEPTIONS TO APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. (a) Section 324.052,...
Section 324.004. Causing Computer Software to Be Copied - Sec. 324.004. CAUSING COMPUTER SOFTWARE TO BE COPIED. For purposes...
Section 324.005. Knowing Violation - Sec. 324.005. KNOWING VIOLATION. A person knowingly violates Section 324.051,...
Section 324.006. Intentionally Deceptive Means - Sec. 324.006. INTENTIONALLY DECEPTIVE MEANS. For purposes of this chapter,...
Subchapter B. Prohibited Conduct or Activities
Section 324.051. Unauthorized Collection or Culling of Personally Identifiable Information - Sec. 324.051. UNAUTHORIZED COLLECTION OR CULLING OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION....
Section 324.052. Unauthorized Access to or Modifications of Computer Settings; Computer Damage - Sec. 324.052. UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR MODIFICATIONS OF COMPUTER SETTINGS;...
Section 324.053. Unauthorized Interference With Installation or Disabling of Computer Software - Sec. 324.053. UNAUTHORIZED INTERFERENCE WITH INSTALLATION OR DISABLING OF COMPUTER...
Section 324.054. Other Prohibited Conduct - Sec. 324.054. OTHER PROHIBITED CONDUCT. A person other than the...
Section 324.055. Unauthorized Creation Of, Access To, or Use of Zombies or Botnets; Private Action - Sec. 324.055. UNAUTHORIZED CREATION OF, ACCESS TO, OR USE OF...
Subchapter C. Civil Remedies
Section 324.101. Private Action - Sec. 324.101. PRIVATE ACTION. (a) Any of the following persons,...
Section 324.102. Civil Penalty; Injunctive Relief - Sec. 324.102. CIVIL PENALTY; INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. (a) A person who...
Chapter 325 - Internet Fraud
Section 325.001. Short Title - Sec. 325.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...
Section 325.002. Definitions - Sec. 325.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Electronic mail" means...
Section 325.003. Inapplicability of Chapter - Sec. 325.003. INAPPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter does not apply...
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...
Section 325.005. Transmission of Fraudulent Electronic Mail Prohibited - Sec. 325.005. TRANSMISSION OF FRAUDULENT ELECTRONIC MAIL PROHIBITED. A person...
Section 325.006. Civil Action for Injunctive Relief or Damages - Sec. 325.006. CIVIL ACTION FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF OR DAMAGES. (a)...
Chapter 326 - Automated Sales Suppression Devices; Phantom-Ware
Section 326.001. Definitions - Sec. 326.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Automated sales suppression...
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...
Chapter 327 - Internet Website Domain Names for Ticket Sellers
Section 327.001. Definitions - Sec. 327.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Internet domain name"...
Section 327.002. Ticket Website Domain Name Restricted - Sec. 327.002. TICKET WEBSITE DOMAIN NAME RESTRICTED. (a) Except as...
Section 327.003. Deceptive Trade Practice - Sec. 327.003. DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICE. A violation of this chapter...