{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1956.0381","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1956.0381","heading":"PAYMENT BY METAL RECYCLING ENTITY.","body":"(a) A metal recycling entity may pay for a purchase of regulated material only by:\n(1) cash if the seller has been issued a cash transaction card under Section 1956.0382, unless the metal recycling entity is prohibited from paying in cash under Section 1956.038(b);\n(2) debit card if the seller has been issued a cash transaction card under Section 1956.0382;\n(3) check;\n(4) money order; or\n(5) direct deposit by electronic funds transfer.\n(b) A metal recycling entity shall include in the record of purchase required by Section 1956.033, as applicable, a copy of:\n(1) the seller's cash transaction card or approved application for a cash transaction card if the entity paid for a purchase of regulated material by cash;\n(2) the debit card receipt and the seller's cash transaction card or approved application for a cash transaction card if the entity paid for a purchase of regulated material by debit card; or\n(3) the check if the entity paid for a purchase of regulated material by check.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1065 (H.B. 2187), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 12. PRACTICES AND TRADES RELATED TO WATER, HEALTH, AND SAFETY","SUBTITLE B. PRACTICES RELATED TO HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 1956. METAL RECYCLING ENTITIES","SUBCHAPTER A-3. PRACTICE BY CERTIFICATE HOLDERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1956.htm#1956.0381","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"d0490792902bc9d16e1a78534d2a4bff22a737d2b18d41c3279437ecfa92389d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1956.038","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1956.0382"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}