Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 20.23 · Subchapter E. SECURITY FREEZE FOR CHILD
PROOF OF AUTHORITY AND IDENTIFICATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Documentation that shows a person has authority to act on behalf of a protected consumer is considered sufficient proof of authority for purposes of this subchapter, including:
(1) an order issued by a court; or
(2) a written, notarized statement signed by a representative that expressly describes the authority of the representative to act on behalf of a protected consumer.
(b) Information or documentation that identifies a protected consumer or a representative of a protected consumer is considered sufficient proof of identity for purposes of this subchapter, including:
(1) a social security number or a copy of the social security card issued by the United States Social Security Administration;
(2) a certified or official copy of a birth certificate issued by the entity authorized to issue the birth certificate;
(3) a copy of a driver's license or identification card issued by the Department of Public Safety; or
(4) any other government-issued identification.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 64 (S.B. 60), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.20.htm
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