{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-280.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Finance Code § 280.005","heading":"ACCOUNT OR DEPOSIT NOT CONSIDERATION.","body":"For purposes of Chapter 47, Penal Code, or other state law, opening or making a deposit in an account is not considered a purchase, payment, or provision of a thing of value for participation in a savings promotion raffle and is not considered to require a substantial expenditure of time, effort, or inconvenience.\nAdded by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 978 (H.B. 471), Sec. 3, eff. November 7, 2017.","path":["FINANCE CODE","TITLE 3. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND BUSINESSES","SUBTITLE Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND BUSINESSES","CHAPTER 280. SAVINGS PROMOTION RAFFLE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FI/htm/FI.280.htm#280.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:13Z","sha256":"e60cce23621789fa31b3a8eabd0b8b4a051f1d8a07524efcc03f5664dd0ae269","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-280.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-281.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}