Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 604A.0021 · Chapter 604A. PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN SURCHARGES
IMPOSITION OF SURCHARGE FOR USE OF CREDIT CARD.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) In a sale of goods or services, a seller may not impose a surcharge on a buyer who uses a credit card for an extension of credit instead of cash, a check, or a similar means of payment.
(b) This section does not apply to:
(1) a state agency, county, local governmental entity, or other governmental entity that accepts a credit card for the payment of fees, taxes, or other charges; or
(2) a private school that accepts a credit card for the payment of fees or other charges, as provided by Section 111.002.
(c) This section does not create a cause of action against an individual for violation of this section.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 7.18(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1018 (H.B. 955), Sec. 2.15, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 63 (H.B. 2548), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 357 (H.B. 1881), Sec. 3, eff. June 9, 2015.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Finance Code, Section 339.001 by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 196 (S.B. 560), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2017.
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