Tex. Occupations Code § 1805.054: REQUIRED RETENTION OF PROPERTY.

(a) If a report is required under this chapter, other than a report under Section 1805.053, a secondhand dealer may not dispose of the business machine that is the subject of the report before the 11th day after the date the report is filed unless:

(1) the peace officer to whom the report is submitted, for good cause, authorizes disposition of any property described in a specific report; or

(2) the secondhand dealer obtains the name, address, and description of the buyer of the property and retains this information.

(b) A secondhand dealer who retains certain information under Subsection (a)(2) shall make that information available for inspection by any peace officer.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.