Sec. 1304.161. PROHIBITED ACTS. (a) A provider, administrator, seller, or other representative of the provider may not, in the provider's service contracts or literature or in any written communication:
(1) make, permit, or cause to be made any false, deceptive, or misleading statement; or
(2) deliberately omit a material statement if the omission would be considered misleading.
(b) A person, including a bank, a savings and loan association, a lending institution, or the manufacturer or seller of a product, may not require the purchase of a service contract as a condition of a loan or the sale of property.
(c) A provider, administrator, seller, or other representative of the provider may not make a telemarketing call to a consumer as provided by Sections 304.002 and 304.003, Business & Commerce Code, unless the provider, administrator, seller, or representative has an established business relationship, as defined by Section 304.002, Business & Commerce Code, with the consumer.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1081 (S.B. 1169), Sec. 1.17, eff. September 1, 2011.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 8 - Regulation of Environmental and Industrial Trades
Chapter 1304 - Service Contract Providers and Administrators
Subchapter D. Practice by Service Contract Providers,
Section 1304.151. Financial Security Requirements; Distribution of Funds Held in Trust
Section 1304.152. Reimbursement Insurance Policy
Section 1304.1521. Financial Security Transition
Section 1304.153. Appointment and Responsibilities of Administrator
Section 1304.1531. Service Contract Sellers; Responsibilities
Section 1304.154. Provider Requirements
Section 1304.155. Provider Records
Section 1304.156. Form of Service Contract and Required Disclosures
Section 1304.157. Residential Service Contracts
Section 1304.1581. Cancellation by Service Contract Holder; Refund
Section 1304.159. Cancellation by Provider; Refund