Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 607A.051
This is the official text of Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 607A.051, part of Texas’s Business & Commerce Code — governs commercial transactions and general business practices.
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§ 607A.051. REQUIRED NOTICE OF SKIMMER DISCOVERY.
Official statutory text
(a) If a service technician discovers a skimmer in or on an electronic terminal, the service technician or service company that employs the technician shall notify the center and the merchant of the skimmer in the manner prescribed by center rule.
(b) If a merchant discovers a skimmer in or on an electronic terminal or is notified of the presence of a skimmer, the merchant shall, in the manner prescribed by center rule:
(1) disable, or cause to be disabled, the electronic terminal on which the skimmer was discovered;
(2) notify a law enforcement agency and the center that a skimmer has been detected; and
(3) take appropriate measures to protect the electronic terminal from tampering until the center or law enforcement agency arrives and the skimmer is removed.
(b) If a merchant discovers a skimmer in or on an electronic terminal or is notified of the presence of a skimmer, the merchant shall, in the manner prescribed by center rule:
(1) disable, or cause to be disabled, the electronic terminal on which the skimmer was discovered;
(2) notify a law enforcement agency and the center that a skimmer has been detected; and
(3) take appropriate measures to protect the electronic terminal from tampering until the center or law enforcement agency arrives and the skimmer is removed.
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