Tex. Fin. Code § 371.174 · Subchapter D. OPERATION OF PAWNSHOPS
IDENTIFICATION OF PLEDGOR OR SELLER REQUIRED.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A pawnbroker shall require identification of:
(1) the pledgor if a transaction is a pawn transaction; or
(2) the seller if a transaction is a purchase of goods by the pawnbroker.
(b) Identification is acceptable only if it contains a photograph of the pledgor or seller and is:
(1) a state driver's license;
(2) a state identification card;
(3) a passport;
(4) a military identification;
(5) a certificate of identification from the Mexican Consulate, certificado de matricula consular; or
(6) identification issued by the agency of the United States responsible for citizenship and immigration.
(c) A pawnbroker shall make the pawnbroker's best effort to determine whether the identification:
(1) is apparently genuine and unaltered; and
(2) properly identifies the pledgor or seller.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1199, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FI/htm/FI.371.htm
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