{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-161.0825","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.0825","heading":"USE OF CERTAIN ELECTRONICALLY READABLE INFORMATION.","body":"(a) In this section, \"transaction scan device\" means a device capable of deciphering electronically readable information on a driver's license, commercial driver's license, or identification certificate.\n(b) A person may access electronically readable information on a driver's license, commercial driver's license, or identification certificate for the purpose of complying with Section 161.082.\n(c) Information accessed under this section may not be sold or otherwise disseminated to a third party for any purpose, including any marketing, advertising, or promotional activities. The information may be obtained by court order or on proper request by the comptroller, a law enforcement officer, or a law enforcement agency.\n(d) A person who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.\n(e) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under Section 161.082 that:\n(1) a transaction scan device identified a license or certificate as valid and the defendant accessed the information and relied on the results in good faith; or\n(2) if the defendant is the owner of a store in which cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or tobacco products are sold at retail, the offense under Section 161.082 occurs in connection with a sale by an employee of the owner, and the owner had provided the employee with:\n(A) a transaction scan device in working condition; and\n(B) adequate training in the use of the transaction scan device.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 391 (S.B. 1465), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 181 (S.B. 97), Sec. 5, eff. October 1, 2015.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 2. HEALTH","SUBTITLE H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 161. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS","SUBCHAPTER H. DISTRIBUTION OF CIGARETTES, E-CIGARETTES, OR TOBACCO PRODUCTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.161.htm#161.0825","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"5fe72a88b6653b00cdf26945b566a91a0119c8cfe6e66b4d26abc45004ee61d0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-161.082","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-161.083"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}