Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 302.253
This is the official text of Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 302.253, part of Texas’s Business & Commerce Code — governs commercial transactions and general business practices.
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§ 302.253. REQUEST FOR CREDIT CARD ACCOUNT NUMBER OR CHECKING ACCOUNT NUMBER AFTER OFFER OF FREE ITEM.
Official statutory text
(a) A seller commits an offense if the seller knowingly:
(1) represents or implies that a purchaser will receive an item without charge, regardless of whether the item is designated as a gift, premium, bonus, or prize or otherwise; and
(2) requests a credit card account number or checking account number from the purchaser to charge to the credit card account or debit from the checking account an amount as a condition precedent to the purchaser's receipt of the item.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(1) represents or implies that a purchaser will receive an item without charge, regardless of whether the item is designated as a gift, premium, bonus, or prize or otherwise; and
(2) requests a credit card account number or checking account number from the purchaser to charge to the credit card account or debit from the checking account an amount as a condition precedent to the purchaser's receipt of the item.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
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