Tex. Finance Code § 345.051
This is the official text of Tex. Finance Code § 345.051, part of Texas’s Finance Code — regulates banks and other financial institutions.
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§ 345.051. RETAIL INSTALLMENT CONTRACT GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
Official statutory text
(a) A retail installment contract must be:
(1) in writing;
(2) dated;
(3) signed by the retail buyer; and
(4) completed as to all essential provisions, except as provided by Section 345.064.
(b) The contract must be designated "Retail Installment Contract."
(c) The printed or typed part of a retail installment contract, other than instructions for completion, must be in at least eight-point type unless a different size of type is required under this subchapter.
(1) in writing;
(2) dated;
(3) signed by the retail buyer; and
(4) completed as to all essential provisions, except as provided by Section 345.064.
(b) The contract must be designated "Retail Installment Contract."
(c) The printed or typed part of a retail installment contract, other than instructions for completion, must be in at least eight-point type unless a different size of type is required under this subchapter.
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