Texas Business & Commerce Code

§ 605.002 — REBATE RESPONSE PERIOD; GRACE PERIOD FOR CORRECTIONS

BC § 605.002Title 12. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF CONSUMERS AND MERCHANTS · Ch. 605. CONSUMER REBATE RESPONSE AND GRACE PERIOD FOR CORRECTIONS

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(a)Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person, including a manufacturer or retailer, who offers a rebate shall mail the amount of the rebate to the consumer or electronically pay the consumer the amount of the rebate within the time period promised in the rebate information provided to the consumer or, if silent, not later than the 30th day after the date the person receives a properly completed rebate request.

(b)If a consumer rebate offer is contingent on the consumer continuing to purchase a service for a minimum length of time, the time period in Subsection (a) begins on the later of:

(1)the date the consumer submits the rebate request; or

(2)the expiration date of the service period.

(c)If the person offering the rebate receives a rebate request that is timely submitted but not properly completed, the person shall:

(1)process the rebate in the manner provided by Subsection (a) as if the rebate request were properly completed; or

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 4.012(a), eff. September 1, 2009.