Texas Business & Commerce Code
§ 121.022 — PARENTAL CONSENT REQUIRED
BC § 121.022Title 5. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES AND SERVICES · Part C. BUSINESS OPERATIONS · Ch. 121. SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS · Art. B. DUTIES OF APP STORES
Statute text
View on source(a)If the owner of the app store determines under Section 121.021 that an individual is a minor who belongs to an age category that is not "adult," the owner shall require that the minor's account be affiliated with a parent account belonging to the minor's parent or guardian.
(b)For an account to be affiliated with a minor's account as a parent account, the owner of an app store must use a commercially reasonable method to verify that the account belongs to an individual who:
(1)the owner of the app store has verified belongs to the age category of "adult" under Section 121.021; and
(2)has legal authority to make a decision on behalf of the minor with whose account the individual is seeking affiliation.
(c)A parent account may be affiliated with multiple minors' accounts.
(d)Except as provided by this section, the owner of an app store must obtain consent from the minor's parent or guardian through the parent account affiliated with the minor's account before allowing the minor to:
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 200 (S.B. 2420), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2026.