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Texas Occupations Code - OCC § 402.103. False, Misleading, or Deceptive Advertising

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

(a) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., ch. 838 (S.B. 202), § 1.222(86).

(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., ch. 838 (S.B. 202), § 1.222(86).

(c) For purposes of Section 51.204, an advertisement is false, misleading, or deceptive if the advertisement:

(1) contains a misrepresentation of fact;

(2) contains a false statement as to the license holder's professional achievements, education, skills, or qualifications in the hearing instrument dispensing profession;

(3) makes a partial disclosure of relevant fact, including the advertisement of:

(A) a discounted price of an item without identifying in the advertisement or at the location of the item:

(i) the specific product being offered at the discounted price;  or

(ii) the usual price of the item;  and

(B) the price of a specifically identified hearing instrument, if more than one hearing instrument appears in the same advertisement without an accompanying price;

(4) contains a representation that a product innovation is new, if the product was first offered by the manufacturer to the general public in this state not less than 12 months before the date of the advertisement;

(5) states that the license holder manufactures hearing instruments at the license holder's office location unless the next statement discloses that the instruments are manufactured by a specified manufacturer and remanufactured by the license holder;  or

(6) contains any other representation, statement, or claim that is inherently misleading or deceptive.

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