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Tex. Fin. Code § 371.174

IDENTIFICATION OF PLEDGOR OR SELLER REQUIRED

Known as the Texas Pawnshop Act

The act spans §§ 371–371 (95 sections).

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff

(a) A pawnbroker shall require identification of:

(1) the pledgor if a transaction is a pawn transaction; or

(2) the seller if a transaction is a purchase of goods by the pawnbroker.

(b) Identification is acceptable only if it contains a photograph of the pledgor or seller and is:

(1) a state driver's license;

(2) a state identification card;

(3) a passport;

(4) a military identification;

(5) a certificate of identification from the Mexican Consulate, certificado de matricula consular; or

(6) identification issued by the agency of the United States responsible for citizenship and immigration.

(c) A pawnbroker shall make the pawnbroker's best effort to determine whether the identification:

(1) is apparently genuine and unaltered; and

(2) properly identifies the pledgor or seller.

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