| 1 | 1 | | 81R864 CLG-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Giddings H.B. No. 521 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the contents of a receipt issued for payment of a good |
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| 8 | 8 | | or service; providing a civil penalty. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 501, Business & Commerce |
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| 11 | 11 | | Code, as effective April 1, 2009, is amended by adding Section |
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| 12 | 12 | | 501.1011 to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | Sec. 501.1011. SALES RECEIPT CONTAINING DRIVER'S LICENSE OR |
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| 14 | 14 | | SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER PROHIBITED. A person may not print an |
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| 15 | 15 | | individual's driver's license or social security number on a |
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| 16 | 16 | | receipt or other document that evidences payment for a sale of goods |
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| 17 | 17 | | or services and is provided to the individual. |
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| 18 | 18 | | SECTION 2. Section 501.102, Business & Commerce Code, as |
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| 19 | 19 | | effective April 1, 2009, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and |
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| 20 | 20 | | adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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| 21 | 21 | | (a) A person who violates Section 501.101 [this subchapter] |
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| 22 | 22 | | is liable to this state for a civil penalty in an amount not to |
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| 23 | 23 | | exceed $500 for each violation. The attorney general or the |
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| 24 | 24 | | prosecuting attorney in the county in which the violation occurs |
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| 25 | 25 | | may bring an action to recover the civil penalty imposed under this |
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| 26 | 26 | | subsection [section]. |
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| 27 | 27 | | (a-1) A person who violates Section 501.1011 is liable to |
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| 28 | 28 | | this state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $500 for |
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| 29 | 29 | | each calendar month in which a violation occurs. The civil penalty |
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| 30 | 30 | | may not be imposed for more than one violation that occurs in a |
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| 31 | 31 | | month. The attorney general or the prosecuting attorney in the |
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| 32 | 32 | | county in which the violation occurs may bring an action to recover |
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| 33 | 33 | | the civil penalty imposed under this subsection. |
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| 34 | 34 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2010. |
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