Texas Business & Commerce Code
§ 17.08 — PRIVATE USE OF STATE SEAL
BC § 17.08Title 2. COMPETITION AND TRADE PRACTICES · Ch. 17. DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES · Art. B. DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING, PACKING, SELLING, AND EXPORTING
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section:
(1)"Commercial purpose" means a purpose that is intended to result in a profit or other tangible benefit but does not include:
(A)official use of the state seal or a representation of the state seal in a state function;
(B)use of the state seal or a representation of the state seal for a political purpose by an elected official of this state;
(C)use of the state seal or a representation of the state seal in an encyclopedia, dictionary, book, journal, pamphlet, periodical, magazine, or newspaper incident to a description or history of seals, coats of arms, heraldry, or this state;
(D)use of the state seal or a representation of the state seal in a library, museum, or educational facility incident to descriptions or exhibits relating to seals, coats of arms, heraldry, or this state;
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Legislative history
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 2A.001, eff. September 1, 2007.