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Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 621.107

PROHIBITED ACTS RELATING TO DRAWINGS

Known as the Contest and Gift Giveaway Act

The act spans §§ 621.001 to 621.252 (31 sections).

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff

A person engaged in the preparation, promotion, sale, distribution, or use of a drawing may not:

(1) use the term "prize" or a similar term in a false, misleading, or deceptive manner;

(2) fail to provide the prize as represented at the conclusion of the drawing;

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

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

(5) misrepresent the odds of winning a prize; or

(6) misrepresent the rules or terms of participation in the drawing.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.