{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-302.253","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 302.253","heading":"REQUEST FOR CREDIT CARD ACCOUNT NUMBER OR CHECKING ACCOUNT NUMBER AFTER OFFER OF FREE ITEM.","body":"(a) A seller commits an offense if the seller knowingly:\n(1) represents or implies that a purchaser will receive an item without charge, regardless of whether the item is designated as a gift, premium, bonus, or prize or otherwise; and\n(2) requests a credit card account number or checking account number from the purchaser to charge to the credit card account or debit from the checking account an amount as a condition precedent to the purchaser's receipt of the item.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.","path":["BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE","TITLE 10. USE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS","SUBTITLE A. TELEPHONES","CHAPTER 302. REGULATION OF TELEPHONE SOLICITATION","SUBCHAPTER F. OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.302.htm#302.253","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"03dc2bd3efc5d8b7a550db933f41e9ccaf0cb0a526cbae0176d436b7912b0324","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-302.252","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-302.301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}