{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2301.451","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.451","heading":"PROHIBITION: ITEMS NOT ORDERED.","body":"A manufacturer, distributor, or representative may not require or attempt to require a franchised dealer to order, accept delivery of, or pay anything of value, directly or indirectly, for a motor vehicle or an appliance, part, accessory, or any other commodity unless the dealer voluntarily ordered or contracted for the item.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 5, eff. June 1, 2003.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 14. REGULATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRANSPORTATION","SUBTITLE A. REGULATIONS RELATED TO MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 2301. SALE OR LEASE OF MOTOR VEHICLES","SUBCHAPTER J. MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AND REPRESENTATIVES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2301.htm#2301.451","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"3b3011bfd745db3de5b0734f19109c2e0ce20365b6376343b6cee38dc62b8160","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2301.406","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2301.452"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}