Texas § BC.301.001 - DEFINITIONS
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§ BC.301.001. DEFINITIONS
DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Automated dial announcing device" means automated equipment used for telephone solicitation or collection that can: (A) store telephone numbers to be called or produce numbers to be called through use of a random or sequential number generator; and (B) convey, alone or in conjunction with other equipment, a prerecorded or synthesized voice message to the number called without the use of a live operator. (2) "Consumer" means a person who is solicited to purchase, lease, or receive a consumer good or service. (3) "Consumer good or service" means: (A) real property or tangible or intangible personal property that is normally used for personal, family, or household purposes, including: (i) personal property intended to be attached to or installed in any real property; (ii) a cemetery lot; and (iii) a time-share estate; or (B) a service related to real or personal property. (4) "Consumer telephone call" means an unsolicited call made to a residential telephone number by a telephone solicitor to: (A) solicit a sale of a consumer good or service; (B) solicit an extension of credit for a consumer good or service; or (C) obtain information that will or may be used to directly solicit a sale of a consumer good or service or to extend credit for the sale. (5) "Telephone solicitor" means a person who makes or causes to be made a consumer telephone call, including a call made by an automated dial announcing device. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278 ), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009. SUBCHAPTER B. PERMITTED AND PROHIBITED PRACTICES
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Section BC.301.001 ("DEFINITIONS") 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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