Texas Statutes
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 1805.001. Definitions

Sec. 1805.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Business machine" includes an adding machine, addressing machine, calculator, cash register, check-writing device, computer or peripheral device to a computer, letter-sorting or folding device, item of recording, copying, or accounting equipment, or typewriter. The term does not include office furniture or fixtures.
(2) "Secondhand dealer" means a person who:
(A) engages in the business of buying, selling, trading, accepting for sale on consignment, accepting for auction, or auctioning business machines; or
(B) owns or operates an auction or another event at which:
(i) two or more persons offer business machines for sale or exchange; and
(ii) a fee is charged for:
(a) offering or displaying property for sale or exchange; or
(b) admission to the area in which the property is offered or displayed for sale or exchange.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.