Prohibited Use of Crime Victim or Motor Vehicle Collision Information
Texas Crime Victim Information Law
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Bars using crime victim or crash information obtained from law enforcement to directly solicit victims, crash participants, or their families, and bars selling that information for profit.
- Where
- Texas
- Citation
- Tex. Bus. & Com. Code ch. 504 (504.001-504.002)
- Status
- In force
- In force since
- 2009-04-01
- Last amended
- 2023-09-01
- Enforced by
- Texas Attorney General (DTPA 17.47 action); prosecutors
- People can sue
- No
- Penalties
- Attorney general DTPA action; Class C misdemeanor, third-degree felony after three prior convictions (504.002(b)-(c)).
- Applies to
- Any person possessing crime victim or motor vehicle collision information obtained from a law enforcement agency (504.002(a))
Practices it requires
- Do not use law-enforcement-sourced crime victim or collision information to directly solicit business from victims, people involved in collisions, or their families.Tex. Bus. & Com. Code 504.002(a)(1)
- Do not sell such information for financial gain.Tex. Bus. & Com. Code 504.002(a)(2)
Sources
- Official text
- Tex. Bus. & Com. Code ch. 504 (Texas Legislature, Texas Constitution and Statutes)
- Tex. Bus. & Com. Code ch. 504, statute text file served by the Texas Legislative Council
Checked against these sources on 2026-09-24 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.
Research reference, not legal advice.