Texas Statutes
§ 1805.053 — SERIAL NUMBER.
Texas § 1805.053
JurisdictionTexas
Code OCOccupations Code
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Bluebook
Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 1805.053 (2026).
Text
Sec. 1805.053. SERIAL NUMBER.
(a)A secondhand dealer may not knowingly purchase a business machine, and a person in the business of repairing or servicing business machines may not knowingly service or repair a business machine, if another person has tampered with a serial number on the machine.
(b)A secondhand dealer or person in the business of repairing or servicing business machines shall file a report not later than the second day after the date a business machine is brought to the secondhand dealer or person if a person has tampered with the serial number on the business machine that is sought to be sold, serviced, or repaired.
(c)The report must contain:
(1)a complete and accurate description of the business machine; and
(2)if available, the name and address of the person attem
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Legislative History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Nearby Sections
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§ 1805.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 1805.002
APPLICATION TO BUSINESS MACHINES.§ 1805.003
APPLICATION TO SECONDHAND DEALERS.§ 1805.004
EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS AND ORDINANCES.§ 1805.051
REPORT OF PURCHASE.§ 1805.052
FORM OF REPORT; FILING.§ 1805.053
SERIAL NUMBER.§ 1805.054
REQUIRED RETENTION OF PROPERTY.§ 1805.101
PURCHASE FROM MINOR.§ 1805.103
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Texas § 1805.053, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/OC/1805.053.