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Tex. Fin. Code § 371.181

STOLEN GOODS

Known as the Texas Pawnshop Act

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

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

(a) A pawnbroker shall monitor goods purchased, accepted in pawn, or otherwise acquired by the pawnbroker in order to identify and prohibit transactions involving stolen goods.

(b) The Finance Commission of Texas shall adopt rules that allow:

(1) a consumer who has filed an offense report with a local law enforcement agency to request that a pawnbroker search the records of the pawnshop; and

(2) the pawnbroker to assist the consumer and the local law enforcement agency in locating and recovering stolen 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.