{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1804.153","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1804.153","heading":"PROHIBITED PRACTICES.","body":"(a) A veterans organization solicitor may not solicit on behalf of a veterans organization in a county other than a county that the veterans organization serves unless the solicitor discloses to the person being solicited the county or counties actually served by the organization.\n(b) A contribution or membership fee solicited at a person's residence in person or by telephone may not be collected except through the United States mail or parcel post courier.\n(c) A veterans organization solicitor may not make a materially false or misleading statement of fact during a solicitation that would lead a responsible person to believe that proceeds of the solicitation are being used or will be used for a purpose other than the purpose for which the proceeds are actually used.\n(d) A veterans organization solicitor or a veterans organization may not make a material misrepresentation in a registration statement.\n(e) For purposes of Subsection (d), overstating the number of veterans who are members of the veterans organization by more than three percent of the organization's total membership is a material misrepresentation.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 11. REGULATION OF SALES AND SOLICITATION","CHAPTER 1804. SOLICITATION FOR VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS","SUBCHAPTER D. SOLICITATION RESTRICTIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1804.htm#1804.153","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"5773f41e655d35e27cfc7d658ab2835b50d68acf0c60607d185cf4c12aa65fa1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1804.152","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1804.201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}