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Tex. Fin. Code § 371.180

ADVERTISEMENTS

Known as the Texas Pawnshop Act

The act spans §§ 371.001 to 371.306 (95 sections).

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

(a) A person who does not hold a pawnshop license may not:

(1) advertise or cause to be advertised the making, arranging, or negotiating of a loan subject to this chapter; or

(2) use in an advertisement a word, symbol, or statement that states or suggests that the person is a pawnbroker.

(b) In each advertisement that purports to offer credit subject to this chapter, the advertiser shall disclose the legal or registered name of the advertiser and the physical address of the advertiser's place of business. This subsection does not apply to an advertisement located on the premises of the advertiser's place of business.

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