Texas Business & Commerce Code

§ 304.003 — MAKING TELEMARKETING CALL

BC § 304.003Title 10. USE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS · Part A. TELEPHONES · Ch. 304. TELEMARKETING · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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For purposes of this chapter, a person makes a telemarketing call if the person effects a telemarketing call on the person's own behalf or on behalf of another entity. A person makes a telemarketing call on behalf of another entity if, as a result of the telemarketing call, the other entity can:

(1)become entitled to receive money or other property of any kind from a sale solicited during the call; or

(2)receive information obtained during the call to:

(A)extend or offer to extend to the person solicited credit for a consumer good or service; or

(B)directly solicit a sale of a consumer good or service or extend credit for the sale.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.