Sec. 504.002. PROHIBITION ON USE FOR SOLICITATION OR SALE OF INFORMATION. (a) A person who possesses crime victim or motor vehicle accident information that the person obtained or knows was obtained from a law enforcement agency may not:
(1) use the information to contact directly any of the following persons for the purpose of soliciting business from the person:
(A) a crime victim;
(B) a person who was involved in a motor vehicle accident; or
(C) a member of the family of a person described by Paragraph (A) or (B); or
(2) sell the information to another person for financial gain.
(b) The attorney general may bring an action against a person who violates Subsection (a) pursuant to Section 17.47.
(c) A person commits an offense if the person violates Subsection (a). An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor unless the defendant has been previously convicted under this section three or more times, in which event the offense is a felony of the third degree.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.
Section: Previous 504.001Last modified: September 28, 2016