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Texas Business and Commerce Code - BUS & COM § 621.053. Prohibited Acts Relating to Gifts

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

A person may not:

(1) use the term “gift” or a similar term in a false, misleading, or deceptive manner;

(2) directly represent or imply that a gift promotion is a contest;

(3) in a gift promotion, use the term:

(A) “finalist,” “major award winner,” “grand prize recipient,” “winner,” “won,” “will win,” or “will be awarded” or use words or phrases of similar meaning that imply that a person is being solicited to enter or participate in a contest; or

(B) “sweepstakes” or “contest” or use words or phrases of similar meaning that imply that a person is being solicited to enter or has won a contest;

(4) represent that a gift has a sponsor, approval, characteristic, ingredient, use, benefit, quantity, status, affiliation, connection, or identity that the gift does not have;

(5) represent that a gift is of a particular standard, quality, grade, style, or model if the gift is of another; or

(6) use a word or phrase that:

(A) simulates or causes confusion with a document issued by an officer of a court or with the seal or name of a real or fictitious governmental entity; or

(B) implies that the offeror is sending a court document or legal document or that the offeror is a governmental entity.

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