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Tex. Fin. Code § 371.179

DISPLAYS OF CERTAIN WEAPONS PROHIBITED

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 display for sale in a storefront window or sidewalk display case or depict on a sign or advertisement in such a way that the item, sign, or advertisement may be viewed from a street:

(1) a pistol;

(2) a dirk;

(3) a dagger;

(4) a blackjack;

(5) a hand chain;

(6) a sword cane;

(7) knuckles made of metal or any other hard substance; or

(8) a switchblade, springblade, or throwblade knife.

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