{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-20.29","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 20.29","heading":"FEES.","body":"(a) A consumer reporting agency may not charge a fee for any service performed under this subchapter other than a fee authorized by this section.\n(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a consumer reporting agency may charge a reasonable fee in an amount not to exceed $10 for each placement or removal of a security freeze on the protected consumer's consumer file or record.\n(c) A consumer reporting agency may not charge a fee for the placement of a security freeze under this subchapter if:\n(1) the protected consumer's representative submits to the consumer reporting agency a copy of a valid police report, investigative report, or complaint involving the commission of an offense under Section 32.51, Penal Code; or\n(2) at the time the protected consumer's representative makes the request for a security freeze:\n(A) the protected consumer is under the age of 16; and\n(B) the consumer reporting agency has created a consumer report pertaining to the protected consumer.\nAdded by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 64 (S.B. 60), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.","path":["BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE","TITLE 2. COMPETITION AND TRADE PRACTICES","CHAPTER 20. REGULATION OF CONSUMER CREDIT REPORTING AGENCIES","SUBCHAPTER E. SECURITY FREEZE FOR CHILD"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.20.htm#20.29","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"252928a73be98187e10b23c2e5aac17d89e4fcb3f39c34063fd006acd243cddb","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-20.28","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-20.30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}