{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1805.053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1805.053","heading":"SERIAL NUMBER.","body":"(a) A secondhand dealer may not knowingly purchase a business machine, and a person in the business of repairing or servicing business machines may not knowingly service or repair a business machine, if another person has tampered with a serial number on the machine.\n(b) A secondhand dealer or person in the business of repairing or servicing business machines shall file a report not later than the second day after the date a business machine is brought to the secondhand dealer or person if a person has tampered with the serial number on the business machine that is sought to be sold, serviced, or repaired.\n(c) The report must contain:\n(1) a complete and accurate description of the business machine; and\n(2) if available, the name and address of the person attempting to sell the machine or have it serviced or repaired.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 11. REGULATION OF SALES AND SOLICITATION","CHAPTER 1805. SALE OF SECONDHAND BUSINESS MACHINES","SUBCHAPTER B. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1805.htm#1805.053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"9dc7bce79712ee08cffeb64e2bbd52b23a493cfc326cd3b6066e16f306c45fa1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1805.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1805.054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}