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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Unless expressly authorized by another statute and except as provided by Subsection (b), a municipality or county may not adopt, enforce, or maintain an ordinance, order, or rule regulating conduct in a field of regulation that is occupied by a provision of this code. An ordinance, order, or rule that violates this section is void, unenforceable, and inconsistent with this code.
(b) A municipality or county may enforce or maintain an ordinance, order, or rule regulating any conduct under Chapter 393 and any conduct related to a credit services organization, as defined by Section 393.001 or by any other provision of this code, or a credit access business, as defined by Section 393.601 or by any other provision of this code, if:
(1) the municipality or county adopted the ordinance, order, or rule before January 1, 2023; and
(2) the ordinance, order, or rule would have been valid under the law as it existed before the date this section was enacted.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Finance Code - FIN § 1.004. Preemption - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/finance-code/fin-sect-1-004/
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