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Texas Business & Commerce Code

§ 521.052 — BUSINESS DUTY TO PROTECT SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION

BC § 521.052Title 11. PERSONAL IDENTITY INFORMATION · Part B. IDENTITY THEFT · Ch. 521. UNAUTHORIZED USE OF IDENTIFYING INFORMATION · Art. B. IDENTITY THEFT

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(a)A business shall implement and maintain reasonable procedures, including taking any appropriate corrective action, to protect from unlawful use or disclosure any sensitive personal information collected or maintained by the business in the regular course of business.
(b)A business shall destroy or arrange for the destruction of customer records containing sensitive personal information within the business's custody or control that are not to be retained by the business by:
(1)shredding;
(2)erasing; or
(3)otherwise modifying the sensitive personal information in the records to make the information unreadable or indecipherable through any means.
(c)This section does not apply to a financial institution as defined by 15 U.S.C. Section 6809.

Legislative history

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 419 (H.B. 2004), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.

Source: Texas Business & Commerce Code § 521.052 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.