{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-325.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 325.004","heading":"CREATION AND USE OF WEB PAGE OR DOMAIN NAME FOR FRAUDULENT PURPOSE PROHIBITED.","body":"A person may not, with the intent to engage in conduct involving the fraudulent use or possession of identifying information of another person:\n(1) create a web page or Internet domain name that is represented as a legitimate online business without the authorization of the registered owner of that business; and\n(2) use that web page or a link to that web page, that domain name, or another site on the Internet to induce, request, or solicit another person to provide identifying information for a purpose that the other person believes is legitimate.\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 B. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS","CHAPTER 325. INTERNET FRAUD"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.325.htm#325.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"2f664b8629ebb82d27d1f67cd2138ea4b08607212af6aa8dd0ab513be506ae99","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-325.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-325.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}