Texas Statutes
Business and Commerce Code
Title 13 - Contests and Other Promotions

Section 621.004. Inapplicability of Chapter to Certain Sales Presentations - Sec. 621.004. INAPPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO CERTAIN SALES PRESENTATIONS. This...

Section 621.005. Determination of Retail Value of Prize or Gift - Sec. 621.005. DETERMINATION OF RETAIL VALUE OF PRIZE OR GIFT....

Section 621.006. Deposit Requirements - Sec. 621.006. DEPOSIT REQUIREMENTS. (a) In this section, "refundable deposit"...

Subchapter B. Gift Offers

Section 621.051. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 621.051. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to a...

Section 621.052. Required Disclosures Relating to Gifts - Sec. 621.052. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES RELATING TO GIFTS. (a) An offeror...

Section 621.053. Prohibited Acts Relating to Gifts - Sec. 621.053. PROHIBITED ACTS RELATING TO GIFTS. A person may...

Section 621.054. Limitations on Conditioning Gift on Payment of Consideration, Charge, or Expense - Sec. 621.054. LIMITATIONS ON CONDITIONING GIFT ON PAYMENT OF CONSIDERATION,...

Section 621.055. Limitations on Conditioning Gift on Purchase - Sec. 621.055. LIMITATIONS ON CONDITIONING GIFT ON PURCHASE. (a) An...

Subchapter C. Matched Contests and Drawings

Section 621.101. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 621.101. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to a...

Section 621.102. Required Disclosures Relating to Prizes Generally - Sec. 621.102. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES RELATING TO PRIZES GENERALLY. An offeror...

Section 621.103. Requirements for Matched Contest - Sec. 621.103. REQUIREMENTS FOR MATCHED CONTEST. (a) The identity and...

Section 621.104. Required Disclosures Relating to Matched Contest - Sec. 621.104. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES RELATING TO MATCHED CONTEST. (a) A...

Section 621.105. Prohibited Acts Relating to Matched Contest - Sec. 621.105. PROHIBITED ACTS RELATING TO MATCHED CONTEST. A person...

Section 621.106. Required Disclosures Relating to Drawings - Sec. 621.106. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES RELATING TO DRAWINGS. (a) A person...

Section 621.107. Prohibited Acts Relating to Drawings - Sec. 621.107. PROHIBITED ACTS RELATING TO DRAWINGS. A person engaged...

Section 621.108. Conditioning Prize on Payment of Consideration, Charge, or Expense Prohibited; Exceptions - Sec. 621.108. CONDITIONING PRIZE ON PAYMENT OF CONSIDERATION, CHARGE, OR...

Section 621.109. Conditioning Prize on Purchase Prohibited - Sec. 621.109. CONDITIONING PRIZE ON PURCHASE PROHIBITED. An offeror may...

Subchapter D. Fulfillment of Gift and Prize Offers

Section 621.151. Availability and Awarding of Gift or Prize - Sec. 621.151. AVAILABILITY AND AWARDING OF GIFT OR PRIZE. (a)...

Section 621.152. Raincheck Requirements - Sec. 621.152. RAINCHECK REQUIREMENTS. Subject to Section 621.153(a), if the...

Section 621.153. Issuance of Check or Money Order in Lieu of Gift or Minor Prize - Sec. 621.153. ISSUANCE OF CHECK OR MONEY ORDER IN LIEU...

Section 621.154. Certificate Permitted for Lodging, Airfare, Trip, or Recreational Activity - Sec. 621.154. CERTIFICATE PERMITTED FOR LODGING, AIRFARE, TRIP, OR RECREATIONAL...

Subchapter E. Contest Records

Section 621.201. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 621.201. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to a...

Section 621.202. Required Records for Contests Other Than Drawings - Sec. 621.202. REQUIRED RECORDS FOR CONTESTS OTHER THAN DRAWINGS. (a)...

Section 621.203. Required Records for Drawings - Sec. 621.203. REQUIRED RECORDS FOR DRAWINGS. (a) For each drawing,...

Section 621.204. Disclosure of Major Prizes and Winners on Request - Sec. 621.204. DISCLOSURE OF MAJOR PRIZES AND WINNERS ON REQUEST....

Section 621.205. Records Available to Attorney General - Sec. 621.205. RECORDS AVAILABLE TO ATTORNEY GENERAL. A person who...

Subchapter F. Enforcement

Section 621.251. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 621.251. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense...

Section 621.252. Deceptive Trade Practice - Sec. 621.252. DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICE. A violation of this chapter...

Chapter 622 - Sweepstakes

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 622.001. Definitions - Sec. 622.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Credit card" means...

Section 622.002. Acts Constituting Conducting Sweepstakes - Sec. 622.002. ACTS CONSTITUTING CONDUCTING SWEEPSTAKES. For purposes of this...

Subchapter B. Applicability of Chapter

Section 622.051. Chapter Limited to Sweepstakes Conducted Through Mail; Exception - Sec. 622.051. CHAPTER LIMITED TO SWEEPSTAKES CONDUCTED THROUGH MAIL; EXCEPTION....

Section 622.052. Prize Value Less Than $50,000 - Sec. 622.052. PRIZE VALUE LESS THAN $50,000. (a) This chapter...

Section 622.053. Advertisement or Insert in Magazine, Newspaper, or Catalog - Sec. 622.053. ADVERTISEMENT OR INSERT IN MAGAZINE, NEWSPAPER, OR CATALOG....

Section 622.054. Charitable Raffle - Sec. 622.054. CHARITABLE RAFFLE. This chapter does not apply to...

Section 622.0545. Savings Promotion Raffle - Sec. 622.0545. SAVINGS PROMOTION RAFFLE. This chapter does not apply...

Section 622.055. Sweepstakes Regulated by Alcoholic Beverage Code - Sec. 622.055. SWEEPSTAKES REGULATED BY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CODE. This chapter...

Section 622.056. Company Regulated Under Public Utility Regulatory Act - Sec. 622.056. COMPANY REGULATED UNDER PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT. This...

Section 622.057. Air Carrier; Airman Association - Sec. 622.057. AIR CARRIER; AIRMAN ASSOCIATION. This chapter does not...

Section 622.058. Certain Recreational Events - Sec. 622.058. CERTAIN RECREATIONAL EVENTS. This chapter does not apply...

Section 622.059. Certain Food Products - Sec. 622.059. CERTAIN FOOD PRODUCTS. This chapter does not apply...

Section 622.060. Audiovisual Entertainment Work, Product, or Sound Recording - Sec. 622.060. AUDIOVISUAL ENTERTAINMENT WORK, PRODUCT, OR SOUND RECORDING. This...

Subchapter C. Prohibited Acts or Conduct

Section 622.101. Connecting Sweepstakes Entry or Operation to Order or Purchase - Sec. 622.101. CONNECTING SWEEPSTAKES ENTRY OR OPERATION TO ORDER OR...

Section 622.102. Using Multiple Sweepstakes Entry Addresses or Multiple Purposes for Address - Sec. 622.102. USING MULTIPLE SWEEPSTAKES ENTRY ADDRESSES OR MULTIPLE PURPOSES...

Section 622.103. Allowing Choice of Prize or Indication of Preferred Prize Characteristics - Sec. 622.103. ALLOWING CHOICE OF PRIZE OR INDICATION OF PREFERRED...

Section 622.104. Sending Sweepstakes Material That Includes Certain Statements or Implications - Sec. 622.104. SENDING SWEEPSTAKES MATERIAL THAT INCLUDES CERTAIN STATEMENTS OR...

Section 622.105. Using Game Piece to Convey Information or Offer to Enter - Sec. 622.105. USING GAME PIECE TO CONVEY INFORMATION OR OFFER...

Section 622.106. Publishing Advertisements or Rules With Inconsistent or Incomplete Prize Descriptions - Sec. 622.106. PUBLISHING ADVERTISEMENTS OR RULES WITH INCONSISTENT OR INCOMPLETE...

Section 622.107. Engaging in Conduct That Falsely Indicates an Individual Has Won - Sec. 622.107. ENGAGING IN CONDUCT THAT FALSELY INDICATES AN INDIVIDUAL...

Section 622.108. Awarding Multiple Prizes - Sec. 622.108. AWARDING MULTIPLE PRIZES. A person conducting a sweepstakes...

Section 622.109. Mailing Certain Offers During Period Following Sweepstakes - Sec. 622.109. MAILING CERTAIN OFFERS DURING PERIOD FOLLOWING SWEEPSTAKES. A...

Section 622.110. Providing Names or Addresses Used in Prohibited Sweepstakes - Sec. 622.110. PROVIDING NAMES OR ADDRESSES USED IN PROHIBITED SWEEPSTAKES....

Subchapter D. Acts or Conduct Not Prohibited

Section 622.151. Description of Method of Choosing Winner - Sec. 622.151. DESCRIPTION OF METHOD OF CHOOSING WINNER. This chapter...

Section 622.152. Notification of and Affidavit From Winner - Sec. 622.152. NOTIFICATION OF AND AFFIDAVIT FROM WINNER. This chapter...

Subchapter E. Enforcement

Section 622.201. Action by Attorney General; Venue - Sec. 622.201. ACTION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL; VENUE. The attorney general...

Section 622.202. Civil Penalty - Sec. 622.202. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) The court shall award the...

Section 622.203. Liability for Providing Names or Addresses Used in Prohibited Sweepstakes - Sec. 622.203. LIABILITY FOR PROVIDING NAMES OR ADDRESSES USED IN...

Section 622.204. Injunctive and Other Relief - Sec. 622.204. INJUNCTIVE AND OTHER RELIEF. The court may also...

Section 622.205. No Private Right of Action - Sec. 622.205. NO PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION. This chapter does...

Section 622.206. Recovery of Expenses by Attorney General - Sec. 622.206. RECOVERY OF EXPENSES BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. If the...

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Texas Statutes Business and Commerce Code Title 13 - Contests and Other Promotions

Texas Statutes
Business and Commerce Code
Title 13 - Contests and Other Promotions