{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-371.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Finance Code § 371.005","heading":"REGULATORY AUTHORITY.","body":"The legislature has exclusive authority regarding the operation of pawnshops, except for a matter delegated by this chapter to the commissioner. The commissioner has the authority to regulate only a business practice that requires a pawnshop license.\nActs 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 801, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["FINANCE CODE","TITLE 4. REGULATION OF INTEREST, LOANS, AND FINANCED TRANSACTIONS","SUBTITLE C. PAWNSHOPS","CHAPTER 371. PAWNSHOPS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FI/htm/FI.371.htm#371.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:13Z","sha256":"fa94a1d0189f56052a2c72766148ef74db3b1e543ad165bd324f9884bb473e96","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-371.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-371.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}