Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 329.002 · Chapter 329. ONLINE SALE OF GOODS
PROHIBITIONS CONCERNING SALE OF GOODS ONLINE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) For commercial purposes, a person may not sell, use, or cause to be used any technology, device, or software in the sale of goods on an Internet website that:
(1) functions as a bypass in the purchasing process;
(2) disguises the identity of the purchaser;
(3) permits the purchase of a quantity of goods in a number that exceeds the maximum number of goods that may be sold to one purchaser as specified by the seller or operator on the website;
(4) allows for the unauthorized access to or identification of gift card information, including gift card numbers and gift card personal identification numbers; or
(5) circumvents a security measure, access control system, or other control, authorization, or measure in the purchasing process.
(b) This section does not apply to the seller of goods on the Internet website or to the operator of the Internet website.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 169 (S.B. 58), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
Redesignated from Business and Commerce Code, Chapter 328 by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 204 (H.B. 1620), Sec. 22.001(2), eff. September 1, 2025.
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.329.htm
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