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Texas
Texas prohibition on printing Social Security numbers on cards required to access a product or service
Tex. Bus. & Com. Code sec. 501.002
In force.
A sensitive categories rule binding public and private bodies.
- Obligation class
- Prohibition
- Audit expectation
- none
As of .
What it requires
- Do not print an individual's social security number on a card or other device required to access a product or service you provide unless the individual has requested that printing in writing, and do not require the request as a condition of access (Tex. Bus. & Com. Code sec. 501.002(a)).
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Penalty structure
Tex. Bus. & Com. Code sec. 501.002(b): a person who violates section 501.002 is liable to this state for a civil penalty not to exceed $500 for each violation, recoverable by the attorney general or the prosecuting attorney in the county in which the violation occurs.
- Rule
- Per violation only
- As of
- Currency
- USD
- Per violation unit
- Violation
- Per violation amount
- 500
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
Texas attorney general or the prosecuting attorney in the county in which the violation occurs, who may bring an action to recover the civil penalty (Tex. Bus. & Com. Code sec. 501.002(b)).
What this law does
A person may not print an individual's social security number on a card or other device required to access a product or service the person provides unless the individual has requested that printing in writing. A person who violates section 501.002 is liable to this state for a civil penalty not to exceed $500 for each violation, which the attorney general or the prosecuting attorney in the county of the violation may bring an action to recover.
The attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state to restrain or enjoin a person from violating section 501.002. Section 501.002 does not apply to the collection, use or release of a social security number required by state or federal law or to its use for internal verification or administrative purposes. The history note of section 501.002 lists Acts 2007, 80th Legislature, chapter 885 (House Bill 2278), section 2.01, effective . House Bill 2278 (2007) is an act relating to a nonsubstantive revision of statutes relating to business and commerce.
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