Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 607A.053
This is the official text of Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 607A.053, part of Texas’s Business & Commerce Code — governs commercial transactions and general business practices.
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§ 607A.053. INVESTIGATION OF SKIMMER REPORT.
Official statutory text
(a) On receipt of a report under Section 607A.051 or 607A.052, the center may conduct an inspection for the presence of suspected skimmers.
(b) The center shall coordinate with law enforcement agencies in conducting an investigation of the report.
(c) If the skimmer is reported to be located on an electronic terminal, the center may inspect, in coordination with a law enforcement agency, the electronic terminal that is the subject of the report and any other electronic terminal located at the same place of business.
(d) A merchant shall cooperate with the center or law enforcement agency during an investigation of a skimmer discovered or reported at the merchant's place of business and allow the inspection and alteration of an electronic terminal at the place of business as necessary.
(b) The center shall coordinate with law enforcement agencies in conducting an investigation of the report.
(c) If the skimmer is reported to be located on an electronic terminal, the center may inspect, in coordination with a law enforcement agency, the electronic terminal that is the subject of the report and any other electronic terminal located at the same place of business.
(d) A merchant shall cooperate with the center or law enforcement agency during an investigation of a skimmer discovered or reported at the merchant's place of business and allow the inspection and alteration of an electronic terminal at the place of business as necessary.
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