{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1803.103","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1803.103","heading":"PROHIBITED PRACTICES.","body":"In soliciting for a public safety entity or public safety publication, a person may not:\n(1) use, unless authorized in writing by a public safety agency or public safety organization:\n(A) any representation that implies that the contribution is for or on behalf of the agency or organization; or\n(B) any emblem, device, or printed matter belonging to or associated with the agency or organization;\n(2) use a name, symbol, or statement similar to a name, symbol, or statement used by a public safety agency or organization in a manner intended to confuse or mislead a person being solicited;\n(3) knowingly represent or imply that the solicitation proceeds are being used for a purpose other than the purpose for which the funds are actually used;\n(4) represent or imply that the solicitor is a peace officer or member of a public safety agency or public safety organization if the solicitor is not an officer or a member;\n(5) use or exploit the fact of filing with the secretary of state in a manner leading a person to believe that filing, in any way, constitutes an endorsement by or approval of the state;\n(6) knowingly file incomplete, false, or misleading information in a document required to be filed with the secretary of state under this chapter;\n(7) solicit for a public safety entity or public safety publication, or represent that those responding affirmatively to the solicitation will receive favored treatment by public safety personnel;\n(8) collect a contribution or membership fee solicited at a person's residence by an in-person or telephone solicitation by means other than payment through the United States mail or parcel post courier;\n(9) solicit for a public safety organization in a county in which members of the organization do not have jurisdiction; or\n(10) commit another unfair or deceptive act or practice.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 11. REGULATION OF SALES AND SOLICITATION","CHAPTER 1803. SOLICITATION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY ORGANIZATIONS","SUBCHAPTER C. SOLICITATION RESTRICTIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1803.htm#1803.103","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"697a248ca3f4e54c09aa59f9db4555c0bc7d38923b88879362566f51ca844a37","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1803.102","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1803.104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}