Issuance of Order; Contents

Sec. 521.103. ISSUANCE OF ORDER; CONTENTS. (a) After notice and hearing, if the court is satisfied by a preponderance of the evidence that an applicant under Section 521.101 has been injured by a violation of Section 521.051 or is the victim of an offense under Section 32.51, Penal Code, the court shall enter an order declaring that the applicant is a victim of identity theft resulting from a violation of Section 521.051 or an offense under Section 32.51, Penal Code, as appropriate. (b) An order under this section must contain: (1) any known information identifying the violator or person charged with the offense; (2) the specific personal identifying information and any related document used to commit the alleged violation or offense; and (3) information identifying any financial account or transaction affected by the alleged violation or offense, including: (A) the name of the financial institution in which the account is established or of the merchant involved in the transaction, as appropriate; (B) any relevant account numbers; (C) the dollar amount of the account or transaction affected by the alleged violation or offense; and (D) the date of the alleged violation or offense. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.