Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 508.002
This is the official text of Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 508.002, part of Texas’s Business & Commerce Code — governs commercial transactions and general business practices.
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§ 508.002. REQUIRING PHOTO IDENTIFICATION FOR CREDIT OR DEBIT CARD TRANSACTION.
Official statutory text
(a) A merchant, in a point of sale transaction, may require the individual using the credit card or debit card to provide photo identification verifying the individual's identity as the cardholder.
(b) A merchant may choose to not accept the card for payment if the individual fails to provide photo identification verifying the individual's identity as the cardholder.
(c) This section does not apply to transactions conducted with a mobile wallet.
(b) A merchant may choose to not accept the card for payment if the individual fails to provide photo identification verifying the individual's identity as the cardholder.
(c) This section does not apply to transactions conducted with a mobile wallet.
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