Texas Business & Commerce Code - Section 35.54. Use Of Crime Victim Or Motor Vehicle Accident Information For Certain Purposes Prohibited
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§ 35.54. USE OF CRIME VICTIM OR MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT
INFORMATION FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES PROHIBITED. (a) In this section:
(1) "Crime victim information" means information that
is collected or prepared by a law enforcement agency that
identifies or serves to identify a person who, according to the
records of the law enforcement agency, may have been the victim of a
crime in which physical injury to the person occurred or was
attempted or in which the offender entered or attempted to enter the
dwelling of the person.
(2) "Motor vehicle accident information" means
information that is collected or prepared by a law enforcement
agency that identifies or serves to identify a person who,
according to the records of the law enforcement agency, may have
been involved in a motor vehicle accident.
(b) A person who has possession of crime victim or motor
vehicle accident information that the person obtained or knows was
obtained from a law enforcement agency may not use the information
to contact directly a person who is a crime victim or who was
involved in a motor vehicle accident or a member of the person's
family for the purpose of soliciting business from the person or
family member and may not sell the information to another person for
financial gain.
(c) The attorney general may bring an action against a
person who violates Subsection (b) of this section pursuant to
Section 17.47 of this code.
(d) A person who violates Subsection (b) of this section
commits an offense. An offense under this subsection is a Class C
misdemeanor unless the defendant has been previously convicted
under this subsection more than two times, in which event the
offense is a felony of the third degree.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 4, § 1, eff. Jan. 1,
1990. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 860, § 1, eff. Sept.
1, 1991.
Section: 35.48 35.49 35.50 35.51 35.52 35.53 35.531 35.54 35.55 35.56 35.57 35.58 35.58 35.58 35.581
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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