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Texas Statutes, Title BC

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Title BC, Business and Commerce Code

131 chapters · 1,843 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title BC1,843 Ch 9, Chapter 9146 Ch 2, Chapter 2103 Ch 17, Chapter 1782 Ch 2A, Chapter 2A78 Ch 3, Chapter 370 Ch 8, Chapter 851 Ch 4, Chapter 442 Ch 57, Chapter 5742 Ch 7, Chapter 741 Ch 4A, Chapter 4A38 Ch 51, Chapter 5137 Ch 302, Chapter 30236 Ch 20, Chapter 2035 Ch 681, Chapter 68135

13 sections·Filtered byTitle BC✕Ch 324✕

Tex. Business and Commerce Code § 324.001 Short Title
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Sec. 324.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as the Consumer Protection Against Computer Spyware Act. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.
Tex. Business and Commerce Code § 324.002 Definitions
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Sec. 324.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Advertisement" means a communication that includes the promotion of a commercial product or service, including communication on an Internet website operated for a commercial purpose. (1-a) "Botnet" means a collection of two or more…
Tex. Business and Commerce Code § 324.003 Exceptions To Applicability of Chapter
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Sec. 324.003. EXCEPTIONS TO APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. (a) Section 324.052, other than Subdivision (1) of that section, and Sections 324.053(4), 324.054, and 324.055 do not apply to a telecommunications carrier, cable operator, computer hardware or software provider, or provider o…
Tex. Business and Commerce Code § 324.004 Causing Computer Software To Be Copied
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Sec. 324.004. CAUSING COMPUTER SOFTWARE TO BE COPIED. For purposes of this chapter, a person causes computer software to be copied if the person distributes or transfers computer software or a component of computer software. Causing computer software to be copied does not include…

Tex. Business and Commerce Code § 324.005 Knowing Violation

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Sec. 324.005. KNOWING VIOLATION. A person knowingly violates Section 324.051, 324.052, 324.053, or 324.055 if the person: (1) acts with actual knowledge of the facts that constitute the violation; or (2) consciously avoids information that would establish actual knowledge of thos…

Tex. Business and Commerce Code § 324.006 Intentionally Deceptive Means

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Sec. 324.006. INTENTIONALLY DECEPTIVE MEANS. For purposes of this chapter, a person is considered to have acted through intentionally deceptive means if the person, with the intent to deceive the owner or operator of a computer: (1) intentionally makes a materially false or fraud…

Tex. Business and Commerce Code § 324.051 Unauthorized Collection Or Culling of Personally Identifiable Information

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Sec. 324.051. UNAUTHORIZED COLLECTION OR CULLING OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION. A person other than the owner or operator of the computer may not knowingly cause computer software to be copied to a computer in this state and use the software to: (1) collect personally id…

Tex. Business and Commerce Code § 324.052 Unauthorized Access To Or Modifications of Computer Settings; Computer Damage

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Sec. 324.052. UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR MODIFICATIONS OF COMPUTER SETTINGS; COMPUTER DAMAGE. A person other than the owner or operator of the computer may not knowingly cause computer software to be copied to a computer in this state and use the software to: (1) modify, through i…

Tex. Business and Commerce Code § 324.053 Unauthorized Interference With Installation Or Disabling of Computer Software

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Sec. 324.053. UNAUTHORIZED INTERFERENCE WITH INSTALLATION OR DISABLING OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE. A person other than the owner or operator of the computer may not knowingly cause computer software to be copied to a computer in this state and use the software to: (1) prevent, through …

Tex. Business and Commerce Code § 324.054 Other Prohibited Conduct

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Sec. 324.054. OTHER PROHIBITED CONDUCT. A person other than the owner or operator of the computer may not: (1) induce the owner or operator of a computer in this state to install a computer software component to the computer by intentionally misrepresenting the extent to which th…

Tex. Business and Commerce Code § 324.055 Unauthorized Creation of, Access To, Or Use of Zombies Or Botnets; Private Action

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Sec. 324.055. UNAUTHORIZED CREATION OF, ACCESS TO, OR USE OF ZOMBIES OR BOTNETS; PRIVATE ACTION. (a) In this section: (1) "Internet service provider" means a person providing connectivity to the Internet or another wide area network. (2) "Person" has the meaning assigned by Secti…

Tex. Business and Commerce Code § 324.101 Private Action

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Sec. 324.101. PRIVATE ACTION. (a) Any of the following persons, if adversely affected by the violation, may bring a civil action against a person who violates Section 324.051, 324.052, 324.053, or 324.054: (1) a provider of computer software; (2) an owner of a web page or tradema…

Tex. Business and Commerce Code § 324.102 Civil Penalty; Injunctive Relief

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Sec. 324.102. CIVIL PENALTY; INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. (a) A person who violates this chapter is liable to this state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $100,000 for each violation. The attorney general may bring an action to recover the civil penalty imposed by this subsect…