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Tex. Fin. Code § 371.177

PURCHASE OF USED PERSONAL PROPERTY

Known as the Texas Pawnshop Act

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

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

A pawnbroker may not purchase used personal property from a person other than another pawnbroker unless a record is established that contains:

(1) the seller's name, address, and physical description and a driver's license number, military identification number, identification certificate number, or other official number that can identify the seller;

(2) a complete description of the property, including the serial number, if reasonably available, or other identifying characteristics; and

(3) the seller's signed statement that the seller has the right to sell the property.

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