Texas Penal Code
§ 32.42 — DECEPTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES
PE § 32.42Title 7. OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY · Ch. 32. FRAUD · Art. D. OTHER DECEPTIVE PRACTICES
Statute text
View on source(a)For purposes of this section:
(1)"Adulterated" means varying from the standard of composition or quality prescribed by law or set by established commercial usage.
(2)"Business" includes trade and commerce and advertising, selling, and buying service or property.
(3)"Commodity" means any tangible or intangible personal property.
(4)"Contest" includes sweepstake, puzzle, and game of chance.
(5)"Deceptive sales contest" means a sales contest:
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Legislative history
Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1350, ch. 508, Sec. 1, 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1975; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.