Texas Business & Commerce Code - Section 38.253. Request Of Credit Card Account Number Or Checking Account Number After Offer Of Free Item
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§ 38.253. REQUEST OF CREDIT CARD ACCOUNT NUMBER OR
CHECKING ACCOUNT NUMBER AFTER OFFER OF FREE ITEM. (a) A seller
commits an offense if the seller knowingly:
(1) represents or implies that a purchaser will
receive without charge an item or service, regardless of whether
designated as a gift, premium, bonus, prize, or otherwise; and
(2) requests a credit card account number or checking
account number from the purchaser for the purpose of charging to the
credit card account or debiting from the checking account an amount
as a condition precedent to the purchaser's receipt of an item.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Section: 38.152 38.153 38.201 38.202 38.203 38.251 38.252 38.253 38.301 38.302 38.303 38.304 38.305 39.001 39.002
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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