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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the contents of a receipt issued for payment of a good |
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or service; providing a civil penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 501, Business & Commerce |
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Code, as effective April 1, 2009, is amended by adding Section |
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501.1011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 501.1011. SALES RECEIPT CONTAINING DRIVER'S LICENSE |
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NUMBER PROHIBITED. A person may not print an individual's driver's |
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license number on a receipt that evidences payment for a sale of |
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goods or services and is provided to the individual. |
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SECTION 2. Section 501.102, Business & Commerce Code, as |
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effective April 1, 2009, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a) A person who violates Section 501.101 [this subchapter] |
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is liable to this state for a civil penalty in an amount not to |
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exceed $500 for each violation. The attorney general or the |
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prosecuting attorney in the county in which the violation occurs |
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may bring an action to recover the civil penalty imposed under this |
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subsection [section]. |
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(a-1) A person who violates Section 501.1011 is liable to |
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this state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $500 for |
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each calendar month in which a violation occurs. The civil penalty |
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may not be imposed for more than one violation that occurs in a |
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month. The attorney general or the prosecuting attorney in the |
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county in which the violation occurs may bring an action to recover |
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the civil penalty imposed under this subsection. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2010. |