{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-371.174","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Finance Code § 371.174","heading":"IDENTIFICATION OF PLEDGOR OR SELLER REQUIRED.","body":"(a) A pawnbroker shall require identification of:\n(1) the pledgor if a transaction is a pawn transaction; or\n(2) the seller if a transaction is a purchase of goods by the pawnbroker.\n(b) Identification is acceptable only if it contains a photograph of the pledgor or seller and is:\n(1) a state driver's license;\n(2) a state identification card;\n(3) a passport;\n(4) a military identification;\n(5) a certificate of identification from the Mexican Consulate, certificado de matricula consular; or\n(6) identification issued by the agency of the United States responsible for citizenship and immigration.\n(c) A pawnbroker shall make the pawnbroker's best effort to determine whether the identification:\n(1) is apparently genuine and unaltered; and\n(2) properly identifies the pledgor or seller.\nActs 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1199, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","path":["FINANCE CODE","TITLE 4. REGULATION OF INTEREST, LOANS, AND FINANCED TRANSACTIONS","SUBTITLE C. PAWNSHOPS","CHAPTER 371. PAWNSHOPS","SUBCHAPTER D. OPERATION OF PAWNSHOPS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FI/htm/FI.371.htm#371.174","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:13Z","sha256":"1f16e9b32d67ed598ee62746ccea275cb4894e4eb1820470b8991c6b0dfeb97d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-371.173","next":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-371.175"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}