Texas § BC.17.82 - PROHIBITED CONDUCT
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § BC.17.82 — PROHIBITED CONDUCT, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ BC.17.82. PROHIBITED CONDUCT
PROHIBITED CONDUCT. (a) A person may not conduct a sale advertised with the phrase "going out of business," "closing out," "shutting doors forever," or "bankruptcy sale"; the word "foreclosure" or "bankruptcy"; or a similar phrase or word indicating that an enterprise is ceasing business unless the business is closing all of its operations in a county and in all of the counties immediately adjacent to that county and follows the procedures required by this subchapter. (b) A person may not fraudulently represent that the person is conducting a going out of business sale. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 172, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
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Section BC.17.82 ("PROHIBITED CONDUCT") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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