Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 116.0002
This is the official text of Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 116.0002, part of Texas’s Business & Commerce Code — governs commercial transactions and general business practices.
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§ 116.0002. FEE FOR CERTAIN PAYMENTS BY PAPER CHECK PROHIBITED.
Official statutory text
(a) A person that makes a payment to a payee may not charge an additional fee to the payee because the payee elects to receive the payment by paper check instead of by an automated clearinghouse transaction or other electronic funds transfer.
(b) A provision in a contract permitting a person to charge or collect a fee from a payee in violation of Subsection (a) is void and unenforceable.
(b) A provision in a contract permitting a person to charge or collect a fee from a payee in violation of Subsection (a) is void and unenforceable.
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