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Texas Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes - Article 9023d. Disposal Of Computer Equipment By Charitable Organization

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Art. 9023d. DISPOSAL OF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT BY CHARITABLE 
ORGANIZATION.  (a) In this article:
	(1)  "Computer equipment" includes computers, 
telecommunications devices and systems, automated information 
systems, and peripheral devices and hardware that are necessary to 
the efficient installation and operation of that equipment, but 
does not include computer software.
	(2)  "Charitable organization" has the meaning assigned by 
Section 84.003, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
	(b)  Except as provided by Subsections (c) and (d) of this 
article, a charitable organization that expends funds received from 
the state, whether by appropriation, grant, or otherwise, to 
purchase computer equipment may not dispose of or discard the 
equipment before the fourth anniversary of the date the 
organization purchased the equipment.
	(c)  This article does not prohibit:                                           
	(1)  the sale or trade of computer equipment;  or                              
	(2)  the disposal of equipment that is not operational.                        
	(d)  A charitable organization may dispose of computer 
equipment purchased with state funds within the four-year period 
after the date of purchase by donating the equipment to another 
charitable organization.
	(e)  This article applies only to computer equipment that a 
charitable organization purchases for at least $500.
	(f)  The comptroller shall adopt rules to implement this 
article.            

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1087, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.          

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