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§ 610.002 — UNAUTHORIZED CATEGORIZATION OF CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS

BC § 610.002Title 12. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF CONSUMERS AND MERCHANTS · Ch. 610. UNAUTHORIZED TRANSACTION CATEGORIZATION

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(a)A person or entity involved in facilitating or processing an electronic payment transaction, including a payment card issuer or payment card network, may not assign to a merchant or require a merchant to use a firearms code.
(b)For the purposes of the sale of firearms, ammunition for use in firearms, and firearms accessories, a firearms retailer may not provide a firearms code to a payment card issuer or payment card network and may only use or be assigned a merchant category code for general merchandise retailers or sporting goods retailers. Any agreement or contractual provision to the contrary is void.
(c)A payment card issuer or payment card network shall notify the payment card holder in writing on every occasion that a firearms code is assigned to an electronic payment transaction on the payment card holder's account.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 514 (H.B. 2837), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023.

Source: Texas Business & Commerce Code § 610.002 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.