Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Regulation of Businesses and Services
Subtitle C - Business Operations

Chapter 101 - International Matchmaking Organizations

Section 101.001. Definitions - Sec. 101.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Basic rights information"...

Section 101.002. Providing Criminal History, Marital History, and Basic Rights Information - Sec. 101.002. PROVIDING CRIMINAL HISTORY, MARITAL HISTORY, AND BASIC RIGHTS...

Section 101.003. Providing Additional Criminal History, Marital History, and Basic Rights Information - Sec. 101.003. PROVIDING ADDITIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY, MARITAL HISTORY, AND BASIC...

Section 101.004. Obtaining Criminal History Record Information and Marital History Information - Sec. 101.004. OBTAINING CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION AND MARITAL HISTORY...

Section 101.005. Civil Penalty - Sec. 101.005. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) An international matchmaking organization that...

Chapter 102 - Sexually Oriented Businesses

Subchapter A. Restriction on Owners, Operators, Managers, or Employees of Sexually Oriented Businesses

Section 102.001. Definitions - Sec. 102.001. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Sex offender" means...

Section 102.002. Prohibition on Certain Activities by Sex Offender in Relation to Business - Sec. 102.002. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ACTIVITIES BY SEX OFFENDER IN...

Section 102.003. Prohibition on Certain Activities by Business in Relation to Sex Offender - Sec. 102.003. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ACTIVITIES BY BUSINESS IN RELATION...

Section 102.0031. Prohibition on Certain Activities by Business in Relation to a Child - Sec. 102.0031. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ACTIVITIES BY BUSINESS IN RELATION...

Section 102.004. Injunction or Other Relief - Sec. 102.004. INJUNCTION OR OTHER RELIEF. (a) The attorney general...

Section 102.005. Criminal Penalties - Sec. 102.005. CRIMINAL PENALTIES. (a) A sex offender commits an...

Subchapter B. Fee Imposed on Certain Sexually Oriented Businesses

Section 102.051. Definitions - Sec. 102.051. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Nude" means: (A)...

Section 102.052. Fee Based on Admissions; Records - Sec. 102.052. FEE BASED ON ADMISSIONS; RECORDS. (a) A fee...

Section 102.053. Remission of Fee; Submission of Reports - Sec. 102.053. REMISSION OF FEE; SUBMISSION OF REPORTS. Each quarter,...

Section 102.054. Allocation of Certain Revenue for Sexual Assault Programs - Sec. 102.054. ALLOCATION OF CERTAIN REVENUE FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT PROGRAMS....

Section 102.056. Administration, Collection, and Enforcement - Sec. 102.056. ADMINISTRATION, COLLECTION, AND ENFORCEMENT. The provisions of Subtitle...

Subchapter C. Notice Requirements on Premises of Sexually Oriented Businesses

Section 102.101. Posting of Certain Sign Required - Sec. 102.101. POSTING OF CERTAIN SIGN REQUIRED. (a) A sexually...

Section 102.102. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 102.102. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense...

Chapter 103 - Appraisals Improperly Induced by Mortgage Lenders

Section 103.001. Definitions - Sec. 103.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Lender" means a...

Section 103.002. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 103.002. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A lender commits an offense...

Chapter 104 - Restrictions on Charges by Motor Fuel Franchisors

Section 104.001. Definitions - Sec. 104.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Franchise": (A) includes:...

Section 104.002. Prohibited Fees, Charges, and Discounts - Sec. 104.002. PROHIBITED FEES, CHARGES, AND DISCOUNTS. (a) For purposes...

Section 104.003. Civil Action - Sec. 104.003. CIVIL ACTION. (a) A franchisee may bring a...

Chapter 105 - Refueling Services for Persons With Disabilities

Section 105.001. Definitions - Sec. 105.001. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this chapter: (1) "Refueling service"...

Section 105.002. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 105.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. (a) This chapter applies to...

Section 105.003. Refueling Services - Sec. 105.003. REFUELING SERVICES. (a) A person who operates a...

Section 105.004. Notice - Sec. 105.004. NOTICE. (a) The Department of Agriculture shall provide...

Section 105.005. Offense; Penalty - Sec. 105.005. OFFENSE; PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense...

Section 105.006. Enforcement - Sec. 105.006. ENFORCEMENT. In addition to enforcement by the prosecuting...

Chapter 106 - Internet Dating Safety Act

Section 106.001. Definitions - Sec. 106.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Member" means a...

Section 106.002. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 106.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter does not apply...

Section 106.003. Conduct of Criminal Background Check - Sec. 106.003. CONDUCT OF CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK. (a) For purposes...

Section 106.004. Disclosure by Provider That Does Not Conduct Criminal Background Check - Sec. 106.004. DISCLOSURE BY PROVIDER THAT DOES NOT CONDUCT CRIMINAL...

Section 106.005. Disclosures by Provider That Conducts Criminal Background Checks - Sec. 106.005. DISCLOSURES BY PROVIDER THAT CONDUCTS CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS....

Section 106.006. Safety Awareness Disclosure by All Providers - Sec. 106.006. SAFETY AWARENESS DISCLOSURE BY ALL PROVIDERS. An online...

Section 106.007. Civil Penalty; Injunction - Sec. 106.007. CIVIL PENALTY; INJUNCTION. (a) An online dating service...

Section 106.008. No Private Right of Action - Sec. 106.008. NO PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION. This chapter does...

Chapter 107 - Pay-to-Park and Valet Parking Services

Section 107.001. Definitions - Sec. 107.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Pay-to-park service" means...

Section 107.002. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 107.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter does not apply...

Section 107.003. Requirement of Contact Information - Sec. 107.003. REQUIREMENT OF CONTACT INFORMATION. (a) The receipt or...

Section 107.004. Civil Penalty - Sec. 107.004. CIVIL PENALTY. A pay-to-park or valet parking service...

Section 107.005. Suit for Civil Penalty - Sec. 107.005. SUIT FOR CIVIL PENALTY. The attorney general or...

Chapter 108 - Certain Charges or Security Deposits for Canine Handlers Prohibited

Section 108.001. Definitions - Sec. 108.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Canine unit" means...

Section 108.002. Certain Charges or Security Deposits Prohibited - Sec. 108.002. CERTAIN CHARGES OR SECURITY DEPOSITS PROHIBITED. A commercial...

Section 108.003. Liability for Property Damages - Sec. 108.003. LIABILITY FOR PROPERTY DAMAGES. (a) Governmental immunity from...

Section 108.004. Civil Penalty - Sec. 108.004. CIVIL PENALTY. The owner or operator of a...

Chapter 109 - Business Entities Engaged in Publication of Certain Criminal Record or Juvenile Record Information

Section 109.001. Definitions - Sec. 109.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Criminal justice agency"...

Section 109.002. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 109.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 109.003. Duty to Publish Complete and Accurate Criminal Record Information - Sec. 109.003. DUTY TO PUBLISH COMPLETE AND ACCURATE CRIMINAL RECORD...

Section 109.004. Disputing Completeness or Accuracy of Information - Sec. 109.004. DISPUTING COMPLETENESS OR ACCURACY OF INFORMATION. (a) A...

Section 109.0045. Publication of Confidential Juvenile Record Information or Confidential Criminal Record Information of a Child Prohibited - Sec. 109.0045. PUBLICATION OF CONFIDENTIAL JUVENILE RECORD INFORMATION OR CONFIDENTIAL...

Section 109.005. Publication of Certain Criminal Record Information Prohibited; Civil Liability - Sec. 109.005. PUBLICATION OF CERTAIN CRIMINAL RECORD INFORMATION PROHIBITED; CIVIL...

Section 109.006. Civil Penalty; Injunction - Sec. 109.006. CIVIL PENALTY; INJUNCTION. (a) A business entity that...

Section 109.007. Venue - Sec. 109.007. VENUE. An action under this chapter must be...

Section 109.008. Cumulative Remedies - Sec. 109.008. CUMULATIVE REMEDIES. The actions and remedies provided by...

Chapter 110 - Computer Technicians Required to Report Child Pornography

Section 110.001. Definitions - Sec. 110.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Child pornography" means...

Section 110.002. Reporting of Images of Child Pornography - Sec. 110.002. REPORTING OF IMAGES OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. (a) A...

Section 110.003. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 110.003. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person who intentionally fails...

Chapter 111 - Private Schools

Section 111.001. Definitions - Sec. 111.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Cardholder" means the...

Section 111.002. Charges and Fees for Certain Payments at Private Schools - Sec. 111.002. CHARGES AND FEES FOR CERTAIN PAYMENTS AT PRIVATE...

Chapter 112 - Facilitating Business Rapid Response to State Declared Disasters Act

Section 112.001. Short Title - Sec. 112.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 112.002. Legislative Findings - Sec. 112.002. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. The legislature finds that: (1) during...

Section 112.003. Definitions - Sec. 112.003. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Affiliate" means a...

Section 112.004. Exemption of Out-of-State Business Entity From Certain Obligations During Disaster Response Period - Sec. 112.004. EXEMPTION OF OUT-OF-STATE BUSINESS ENTITY FROM CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS...

Section 112.005. Exemption of Out-of-State Employee From Certain Obligations During Disaster Response Period - Sec. 112.005. EXEMPTION OF OUT-OF-STATE EMPLOYEE FROM CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS DURING...

Section 112.006. Transaction Taxes and Fees - Sec. 112.006. TRANSACTION TAXES AND FEES. An out-of-state business entity...

Section 112.007. Notification Procedures - Sec. 112.007. NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES. (a) If requested by the secretary...

Section 112.008. Obligations of Out-of-State Business Entities and Employees After Disaster Response Period - Sec. 112.008. OBLIGATIONS OF OUT-OF-STATE BUSINESS ENTITIES AND EMPLOYEES AFTER...

Section 112.009. Regulations - Sec. 112.009. REGULATIONS. The secretary of state shall adopt regulations,...

Chapter 113 - Prohibition on Agreements With Certain Foreign-Owned Companies in Connection With Critical Infrastructure

Section 113.001. Definitions - Sec. 113.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Company" means a...

Section 113.002. Prohibited Access to Critical Infrastructure - Sec. 113.002. PROHIBITED ACCESS TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. (a) A business...

Section 113.003. Designation of Country as Threat to Critical Infrastructure - Sec. 113.003. DESIGNATION OF COUNTRY AS THREAT TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE....

Chapter 113 - Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Programs

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 113.0001. Definitions - Sec. 113.0001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Agreement" means the...

Section 113.0002. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 113.0002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter applies to automobile...

Section 113.0003. Construction of Chapter - Sec. 113.0003. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. Nothing in this chapter may...

Section 113.0004. Rules - Sec. 113.0004. RULES. The commissioner of insurance may adopt rules...

Subchapter B. Assumption of Liability and Insurance Requirements

Section 113.0051. Assumption of Liability by Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Program - Sec. 113.0051. ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITY BY PEER-TO-PEER CAR SHARING PROGRAM....

Section 113.0052. Insurance Required - Sec. 113.0052. INSURANCE REQUIRED. (a) A peer-to-peer car sharing program...

Section 113.0053. Automobile Insurance Policy Exclusions - Sec. 113.0053. AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE POLICY EXCLUSIONS. An automobile insurer may...

Section 113.0054. Claims Related to Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing - Sec. 113.0054. CLAIMS RELATED TO PEER-TO-PEER CAR SHARING. (a) An...

Section 113.0055. Vicarious Liability - Sec. 113.0055. VICARIOUS LIABILITY. Notwithstanding any other law, a peer-to-peer...

Section 113.0056. Contribution - Sec. 113.0056. CONTRIBUTION. An automobile insurer that defends or indemnifies...

Section 113.0057. Insurable Interest - Sec. 113.0057. INSURABLE INTEREST. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a...

Section 113.0058. Insurance Requirements - Sec. 113.0058. INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS. (a) An insurance policy providing coverage...

Subchapter C. Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Program Responsibilities

Section 113.0101. Required Disclosures and Notice - Sec. 113.0101. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES AND NOTICE. (a) Each agreement entered...

Section 113.0102. Authorization to Drive Required - Sec. 113.0102. AUTHORIZATION TO DRIVE REQUIRED. A peer-to-peer car sharing...

Section 113.0103. Record Retention - Sec. 113.0103. RECORD RETENTION. (a) A peer-to-peer car sharing program...

Section 113.0104. Responsibility for Car Sharing Equipment - Sec. 113.0104. RESPONSIBILITY FOR CAR SHARING EQUIPMENT. (a) A peer-to-peer...

Section 113.0105. Automobile Safety Recall - Sec. 113.0105. AUTOMOBILE SAFETY RECALL. (a) When a person registers...

Chapter 113 - Sales and Leasing of Distributed Renewable Generation Resources

Section 113.001. Definitions - Sec. 113.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Distributed renewable generation"...

Section 113.002. Applicability - Sec. 113.002. APPLICABILITY. (a) This chapter applies to a seller...

Section 113.003. Lease, Sales, and Installation Disclosures - Sec. 113.003. LEASE, SALES, AND INSTALLATION DISCLOSURES. A seller or...

Section 113.004. Additional Disclosures for Lease Agreements - Sec. 113.004. ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES FOR LEASE AGREEMENTS. In addition to...

Section 113.005. Disclosures for Power Purchase Agreements - Sec. 113.005. DISCLOSURES FOR POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS. A residential or...

Chapter 114 - Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention in Commercial Lodging Establishments

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 114.0001. Definitions - Sec. 114.0001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commercial lodging establishment"...

Section 114.0002. Rules - Sec. 114.0002. RULES. The attorney general by rule shall: (1)...

Section 114.0003. Effect on Municipal Ordinances - Sec. 114.0003. EFFECT ON MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES. (a) This chapter does...

Subchapter B. Measures to Prevent Human Trafficking

Section 114.0051. Training Required - Sec. 114.0051. TRAINING REQUIRED. (a) The operator of a commercial...

Section 114.0052. Training Compliance; Record Retention - Sec. 114.0052. TRAINING COMPLIANCE; RECORD RETENTION. (a) The operator of...

Section 114.0053. Sign Required - Sec. 114.0053. SIGN REQUIRED. The operator of a commercial lodging...

Section 114.0054. Discrimination and Retaliation Prohibited - Sec. 114.0054. DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION PROHIBITED. The operator of a...

Subchapter C. Enforcement

Section 114.0101. Entry by Peace Officer - Sec. 114.0101. ENTRY BY PEACE OFFICER. A peace officer may...

Section 114.0102. Opportunity to Cure - Sec. 114.0102. OPPORTUNITY TO CURE. If the attorney general has...

Section 114.0103. Civil Penalty - Sec. 114.0103. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) If the operator of a...

Section 114.0104. Action by Attorney General - Sec. 114.0104. ACTION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. (a) The attorney general...

Chapter 114 - Third-Party Food Delivery Services

Section 114.0001. Definitions - Sec. 114.0001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Mark" and "trade...

Section 114.0002. Prohibited Acts - Sec. 114.0002. PROHIBITED ACTS. A third-party food delivery service may...

Section 114.0003. Requirements for Service - Sec. 114.0003. REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICE. A third-party food delivery service...

Section 114.0004. Terms of Agreement With Restaurant - Sec. 114.0004. TERMS OF AGREEMENT WITH RESTAURANT. (a) An agreement...

Section 114.0005. Private Cause of Action - Sec. 114.0005. PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION. (a) If a third-party...

Chapter 116 - Fees for Certain Payment Methods

Section 116.0001. Definitions - Sec. 116.0001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Payee" means an...

Section 116.0002. Fee for Certain Payments by Paper Check Prohibited - Sec. 116.0002. FEE FOR CERTAIN PAYMENTS BY PAPER CHECK PROHIBITED....

Chapter 116 - Commercial Building Construction Projects

Section 116.0001. Posting of Certain Information at Commercial Building Construction Site Required - Sec. 116.0001. POSTING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION AT COMMERCIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION...

Chapter 120 - Social Media Platforms

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 120.001. Definitions - Sec. 120.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Social media platform"...

Section 120.002. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 120.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. (a) This chapter applies only...

Section 120.003. Construction of Chapter - Sec. 120.003. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This chapter may not be...

Subchapter B. Disclosure Requirements

Section 120.051. Public Disclosures - Sec. 120.051. PUBLIC DISCLOSURES. (a) A social media platform shall,...

Section 120.052. Acceptable Use Policy - Sec. 120.052. ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY. (a) A social media platform...

Section 120.053. Biannual Transparency Report - Sec. 120.053. BIANNUAL TRANSPARENCY REPORT. (a) As part of a...

Subchapter C. Complaint Procedures

Section 120.101. Complaint System - Sec. 120.101. COMPLAINT SYSTEM. A social media platform shall provide...

Section 120.102. Processing of Complaints - Sec. 120.102. PROCESSING OF COMPLAINTS. A social media platform that...

Section 120.103. Removal of Content; Exceptions - Sec. 120.103. REMOVAL OF CONTENT; EXCEPTIONS. (a) Except as provided...

Section 120.104. Appeal Procedures - Sec. 120.104. APPEAL PROCEDURES. If a social media platform receives...

Subchapter D. Enforcement

Section 120.151. Action by Attorney General - Sec. 120.151. ACTION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. (a) The attorney general...

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Texas Statutes Title 5 - Regulation of Businesses and Services Subtitle C - Business Operations

Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Regulation of Businesses and Services
Subtitle C - Business Operations