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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of public information for marketing purposes; |
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creating a civil penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 16, Business & Commerce Code, |
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is amended by adding Chapter 762 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 762. USE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION FOR MARKETING PURPOSE |
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Sec. 762.001. USE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION FOR MARKETING |
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PURPOSE PROHIBITED. A person may not use information received in |
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response to a request for public information under Chapter 552, |
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Government Code, for marketing purposes. |
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Sec. 762.002. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person who violates |
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this chapter is liable to the state for a civil penalty in an amount |
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not to exceed $50 for each violation of this chapter. |
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(b) The attorney general or appropriate prosecuting |
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attorney may file suit to collect a civil penalty under this |
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section. |
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(c) The attorney general may bring an action in the name of |
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the state to restrain or enjoin a violation or threatened violation |
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of this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |