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Subtitle A - Identifying Information
Chapter 501 - Protection of Driver's License and Social Security Numbers
Subchapter A. Confidentiality of Social Security Numbers
Section 501.001. Certain Uses of Social Security Number Prohibited - Sec. 501.001. CERTAIN USES OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER PROHIBITED. (a)...
Section 501.002. Certain Uses of Social Security Number Prohibited; Remedies - Sec. 501.002. CERTAIN USES OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER PROHIBITED; REMEDIES....
Subchapter B. Privacy Policy to Protect Social Security Numbers
Section 501.051. Inapplicability of Subchapter - Sec. 501.051. INAPPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter does not apply...
Section 501.052. Privacy Policy Necessary to Require Disclosure of Social Security Number - Sec. 501.052. PRIVACY POLICY NECESSARY TO REQUIRE DISCLOSURE OF SOCIAL...
Section 501.053. Civil Penalty; Injunction - Sec. 501.053. CIVIL PENALTY; INJUNCTION. (a) A person who violates...
Subchapter C. Other Restrictions to Protect Driver's License and Social Security Numbers
Section 501.101. Use of Consumer Driver's License or Social Security Number by Merchant or Certain Third Party - Sec. 501.101. USE OF CONSUMER DRIVER'S LICENSE OR SOCIAL SECURITY...
Section 501.1011. Sales Receipt Containing Driver's License Number Prohibited - Sec. 501.1011. SALES RECEIPT CONTAINING DRIVER'S LICENSE NUMBER PROHIBITED. A...
Section 501.102. Civil Penalty; Injunction - Sec. 501.102. CIVIL PENALTY; INJUNCTION. (a) A person who violates...
Chapter 502 - Protection of Identifying Financial Information
Section 502.001. Warning Sign About Identity Theft for Restaurant or Bar Employees - Sec. 502.001. WARNING SIGN ABOUT IDENTITY THEFT FOR RESTAURANT OR...
Section 502.002. Business Receipt Containing Credit Card or Debit Card Information - Sec. 502.002. BUSINESS RECEIPT CONTAINING CREDIT CARD OR DEBIT CARD...
Section 502.003. Delivery of Check Form - Sec. 502.003. DELIVERY OF CHECK FORM. (a) In this section:...
Chapter 503 - Biometric Identifiers
Section 503.001. Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier - Sec. 503.001. CAPTURE OR USE OF BIOMETRIC IDENTIFIER. (a) In...
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"...
Section 504.002. Prohibition on Use for Solicitation or Sale of Information - Sec. 504.002. PROHIBITION ON USE FOR SOLICITATION OR SALE OF...
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...
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...
Section 505.003. Retention of Zip Code Prohibited - Sec. 505.003. RETENTION OF ZIP CODE PROHIBITED. A business that...
Chapter 506 - Reidentification of Deidentified Information
Section 506.001. Definitions - Sec. 506.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Covered information" means...
Section 506.002. Required Notices - Sec. 506.002. REQUIRED NOTICES. (a) An agency of this state...
Section 506.003. Prohibited Acts - Sec. 506.003. PROHIBITED ACTS. (a) A person may not: (1)...
Section 506.004. Offense - Sec. 506.004. OFFENSE. (a) A person who violates Section 506.003...
Section 506.005. Private Cause of Action - Sec. 506.005. PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION. A person who violates...
Section 506.006. Civil Penalty - Sec. 506.006. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) In addition to other penalties...
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....
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...
Section 508.002. Requiring Photo Identification for Credit or Debit Card Transaction - Sec. 508.002. REQUIRING PHOTO IDENTIFICATION FOR CREDIT OR DEBIT CARD...
Section 508.003. Expiration - Sec. 508.003. EXPIRATION. This chapter expires September 1, 2023. Added...
Subtitle B - Identity Theft
Chapter 521 - Unauthorized Use of Identifying Information
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 521.001. Short Title - Sec. 521.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...
Section 521.002. Definitions - Sec. 521.002. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this chapter: (1) "Personal identifying...
Subchapter B. Identity Theft
Section 521.051. Unauthorized Use or Possession of Personal Identifying Information - Sec. 521.051. UNAUTHORIZED USE OR POSSESSION OF PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION....
Section 521.052. Business Duty to Protect Sensitive Personal Information - Sec. 521.052. BUSINESS DUTY TO PROTECT SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION. (a)...
Section 521.053. Notification Required Following Breach of Security of Computerized Data - Sec. 521.053. NOTIFICATION REQUIRED FOLLOWING BREACH OF SECURITY OF COMPUTERIZED...
Subchapter C. Court Order Declaring Individual
Section 521.101. Application for Court Order to Declare Individual a Victim of Identity Theft - Sec. 521.101. APPLICATION FOR COURT ORDER TO DECLARE INDIVIDUAL A...
Section 521.102. Presumption of Applicant's Status as Victim - Sec. 521.102. PRESUMPTION OF APPLICANT'S STATUS AS VICTIM. An applicant...
Section 521.103. Issuance of Order; Contents - Sec. 521.103. ISSUANCE OF ORDER; CONTENTS. (a) After notice and...
Section 521.104. Confidentiality of Order - Sec. 521.104. CONFIDENTIALITY OF ORDER. (a) An order issued under...
Section 521.105. Grounds for Vacating Order - Sec. 521.105. GROUNDS FOR VACATING ORDER. A court at any...
Subchapter D. Remedies
Section 521.151. Civil Penalty; Injunction - Sec. 521.151. CIVIL PENALTY; INJUNCTION. (a) A person who violates...
Section 521.152. Deceptive Trade Practice - Sec. 521.152. DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICE. A violation of Section 521.051...
Chapter 522 - Identity Theft by Electronic Device
Section 522.001. Definitions - Sec. 522.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Payment card" means...
Section 522.002. Offense; Penalty - Sec. 522.002. OFFENSE; PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense...
Chapter 523 - Provisions Relating to Victims of Identity Theft
Subchapter A. Extensions of Credit and Verification
Section 523.001. Extension of Credit to Victim of Identity Theft - Sec. 523.001. EXTENSION OF CREDIT TO VICTIM OF IDENTITY THEFT....
Section 523.002. Verification of Consumer Identity - Sec. 523.002. VERIFICATION OF CONSUMER IDENTITY. (a) In this section:...
Subchapter B. Duties of Financial Institutions And
Section 523.051. Notation of Forged Check - Sec. 523.051. NOTATION OF FORGED CHECK. (a) In this section,...
Section 523.052. Notification to Check Verification Entities That Customer Is Victim of Identity Theft - Sec. 523.052. NOTIFICATION TO CHECK VERIFICATION ENTITIES THAT CUSTOMER IS...