Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 201.004
This is the official text of Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 201.004, part of Texas’s Business & Commerce Code — governs commercial transactions and general business practices.
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§ 201.004. FRAUDULENT AUTHORIZATION FOR SALE OF CERTAIN ITEMS AT RETAIL.
Official statutory text
(a) A person commits an offense if the person provides to another person an authorization under Section 201.003(b) and:
(1) the authorization is forged or contains a false statement; or
(2) the person displaying the authorization obtained the authorization by fraud.
(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $100.
(1) the authorization is forged or contains a false statement; or
(2) the person displaying the authorization obtained the authorization by fraud.
(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $100.
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