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Texas Business & Commerce Code

§ 522.001 — DEFINITIONS

BC § 522.001Title 11. PERSONAL IDENTITY INFORMATION · Part B. IDENTITY THEFT · Ch. 522. IDENTITY THEFT BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE

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In this chapter:
(1)"Payment card" means a credit card, debit card, check card, or other card that is issued to an authorized user to purchase or obtain goods, services, money, or any other thing of value.
(2)"Re-encoder" means an electronic device that can be used to transfer encoded information from a magnetic strip on a payment card onto the magnetic strip of a different payment card.
(3)"Scanning device" means an electronic device used to access, read, scan, or store information encoded on the magnetic strip of a payment card.

Legislative history

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

Source: Texas Business & Commerce Code § 522.001 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.