Texas Business & Commerce Code
§ 302.253 — REQUEST FOR CREDIT CARD ACCOUNT NUMBER OR CHECKING ACCOUNT NUMBER AFTER OFFER OF FREE ITEM
BC § 302.253Title 10. USE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS · Part A. TELEPHONES · Ch. 302. REGULATION OF TELEPHONE SOLICITATION · Art. F. OFFENSES
Statute text
View on source(a)A seller commits an offense if the seller knowingly:
(1)represents or implies that a purchaser will receive an item without charge, regardless of whether the item is designated as a gift, premium, bonus, or prize or otherwise; and
(2)requests a credit card account number or checking account number from the purchaser to charge to the credit card account or debit from the checking account an amount as a condition precedent to the purchaser's receipt of the item.
(b)An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Legislative history
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.