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Chapter 321 - Regulation of Electronic Mail
Subchapter A. General Provisions
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...
Subchapter C. Enforcement
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...