{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-621.108","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 621.108","heading":"CONDITIONING PRIZE ON PAYMENT OF CONSIDERATION, CHARGE, OR EXPENSE PROHIBITED; EXCEPTIONS.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an offeror may not notify a person that the person has won a prize, will receive a prize, or has a chance to win or receive a prize if the receipt of the prize is conditioned on the person paying consideration of any kind, paying a charge, or incurring an expense.\n(b) An offeror may notify a person that the person has won a prize, will receive a prize, or has a chance to receive a prize that is conditioned on the person paying:\n(1) expenses incurred for travel to and from the sales location; or\n(2) a refundable deposit authorized under Section 621.006.\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 13. CONTESTS AND OTHER PROMOTIONS","CHAPTER 621. CONTESTS AND GIFT GIVEAWAYS","SUBCHAPTER C. MATCHED CONTESTS AND DRAWINGS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.621.htm#621.108","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"5134ca7be9d7a6fe46185da02d9fc04376f5fa68412abfaa50255a999fb33141","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-621.107","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-621.109"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}