{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-121.056","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 121.056","heading":"VIOLATION.","body":"(a) Except as provided by this section, the developer of a software application violates this subchapter if the developer:\n(1) enforces a contract or a provision of a terms of service agreement against a minor that the minor entered into or agreed to without consent under Section 121.054;\n(2) knowingly misrepresents an age rating or reason for that rating under Section 121.052; or\n(3) shares or discloses the personal data of a user that was acquired under this subchapter.\n(b) The developer of a software application is not liable for a violation of Section 121.052 if the software developer:\n(1) uses widely adopted industry standards to determine the rating and specific content required by this section; and\n(2) applies those standards consistently and in good faith.\n(c) The developer of a software application is not liable for a violation of Section 121.054 if the software developer:\n(1) relied in good faith on age category and consent information received from the owner of an app store; and\n(2) otherwise complied with the requirements of this section.\nAdded by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 200 (S.B. 2420), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2026.","path":["BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE","TITLE 5. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES AND SERVICES","SUBTITLE C. BUSINESS OPERATIONS Chapter 121, consisting of Secs. 121.001 to 121.102, was added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 200 (S.B. 2420), Sec. 1. For another Chapter 121, consisting of Secs. 121.001 to 121.006, added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 497 (S.B. 1383), Sec. 1, see Sec. 121.001 et seq., post. For another Chapter 121, consisting of Secs. 121.001 to 121.104, added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 2963), Sec. 1, see Sec. 121.001 et seq., post. For another Chapter 121, consisting of Secs. 121.001 to 121.002, added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1089 (H.B. 3966), Sec. 1, see Sec. 121.001 et seq., post.","CHAPTER 121. SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS","SUBCHAPTER C. DUTIES OF SOFTWARE APPLICATION DEVELOPERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.121.v3.htm#121.056","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"e2d238c7876ebabc439e7af08e3d78dc17baab65cfea8e6d4a522136da7fb2b5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-121.055","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-121.101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}