Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 621.104 · Subchapter C. MATCHED CONTESTS AND DRAWINGS
REQUIRED DISCLOSURES RELATING TO MATCHED CONTEST.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person who uses a matched contest shall clearly and conspicuously disclose in writing in the offer:
(1) that attendance at a sales presentation is required;
(2) the name and street address of the person who is soliciting attendance at a sales presentation;
(3) a description of the product or service being sold;
(4) each requirement, restriction, qualification, and other condition that must be satisfied for a person to enter the contest, including:
(A) any deadline by which the person must visit the location or attend the sales presentation to qualify to receive a prize; and
(B) the approximate duration of the sales presentation;
(5) a statement of the odds of winning each prize offered, expressed as a ratio in Arabic numerals;
(6) the geographical area or states in which the contest will be conducted;
(7) the beginning and ending dates of the contest period;
(8) the identity and address of each person responsible for awarding prizes;
(9) that all unclaimed prizes will be awarded by a drawing and the date of the drawing; and
(10) all other rules and terms of the contest.
(b) A person engaged in the preparation, promotion, sale, distribution, or use of a matched contest shall disclose:
(1) the retail value of a prize; and
(2) clearly and conspicuously in at least 10-point type that airfare, lodging, or both are not included as part of a prize that is a trip or recreational activity to the extent that either or both are not included.
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
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.621.htm
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- 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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