{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-371.176","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Finance Code § 371.176","heading":"TRANSACTIONS WITH MINORS OR PERSONS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS PROHIBITED.","body":"A pawnbroker may not:\n(1) accept a pledge or purchase property from a person under 18 years of age; or\n(2) transact business with a person believed to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs.\nActs 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 801, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","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#371.176","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:13Z","sha256":"12706a6cb1a968248bd52708b615d7f3471ac66508f61c554d82c887d2be2fe4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-371.175","next":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-371.177"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}