Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 72.001 · Subchapter A. DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN BUSINESS RECORDS
DEFINITIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In this subchapter:
(1) "Business record" means letters, words, sounds, or numbers, or the equivalent of letters, words, sounds, or numbers, recorded in the operation of a business by:
(A) handwriting;
(B) typewriting;
(C) printing;
(D) photostat;
(E) photograph;
(F) magnetic impulse;
(G) mechanical or electronic recording;
(H) digitized optical image; or
(I) another form of data compilation.
(2) "Personal identifying information" means an individual's first name or initial and last name in combination with one or more of the following:
(A) date of birth;
(B) social security number or other government-issued identification number;
(C) mother's maiden name;
(D) unique biometric data, including the individual's fingerprint, voice data, or retina or iris image;
(E) unique electronic identification number, address, or routing code;
(F) telecommunication access device as defined by Section 32.51, Penal Code, including debit or credit card information; or
(G) financial institution account number or any other financial information.
(3) "Reproduction" means a counterpart of an original business record produced by:
(A) production from the same impression or the same matrix as the original;
(B) photography, including an enlargement or miniature;
(C) mechanical or electronic rerecording;
(D) chemical reproduction;
(E) digitized optical imaging; or
(F) another technique that accurately reproduces the original.
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.
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