Texas Business & Commerce Code
§ 509.051 — DIGITAL SERVICE PROVIDER DUTY TO REGISTER AGE OF USER
BC § 509.051Title 11. PERSONAL IDENTITY INFORMATION · Part A. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION · Ch. 509. USE OF DIGITAL SERVICES BY MINORS · Art. B. DIGITAL SERVICE PROVIDER DUTIES AND PROHIBITIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)A digital service provider may not enter into an agreement with a person to create an account with a digital service unless the person has registered the person's age with the digital service provider.
(b)A person who registers the person's age as younger than 18 years of age is considered to be a known minor to the digital service provider until after the person's 18th birthday.
(c)A digital service provider may not allow a person who registers the person's age to alter the person's registered age, unless the alteration process involves a commercially reasonable review process.
(d)A minor is considered to be a known minor to a digital service provider if:
(1)the minor registers the minor's age under Section 509.051 as younger than 18 years of age; or
(2)the minor's parent or guardian, including a verified parent:
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 795 (H.B. 18), Sec. 2.01, eff. September 1, 2024.