Business & Commerce Code § 504.002

Sec. 504.002. PROHIBITION ON USE FOR SOLICITATION OR SALE OF INFORMATION. (a) A person who possesses crime victim or motor vehicle collision information that the person obtained or knows was obtained from a law enforcement agency may not: (1) use the information to contact directly any of the following persons for the purpose of soliciting business from the person: (A) a crime victim; (B) a person who was involved in a motor vehicle collision; or (C) a member of the family of a person described by Paragraph (A) or (B); or (2) sell the information to another person for financial gain. (b) The attorney general may bring an action against a person who violates Subsection (a) pursuant to Section 17.47. (c) A person commits an offense if the person violates Subsection (a). An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor unless the defendant has been previously convicted under this section three or more times, in which event the offense is a felony of the third degree. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009. Amended by: Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 709 (H.B. 2190), Sec. 111, eff. September 1, 2023.