Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 325.004 · Chapter 325. INTERNET FRAUD
CREATION AND USE OF WEB PAGE OR DOMAIN NAME FOR FRAUDULENT PURPOSE PROHIBITED.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A person may not, with the intent to engage in conduct involving the fraudulent use or possession of identifying information of another person:
(1) create a web page or Internet domain name that is represented as a legitimate online business without the authorization of the registered owner of that business; and
(2) use that web page or a link to that web page, that domain name, or another site on the Internet to induce, request, or solicit another person to provide identifying information for a purpose that the other person believes is legitimate.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.325.htm
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- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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