Tex. Bus. & Com. Code Section 621.053
Prohibited Acts Relating to Gifts

A person may not:

(1)

use the term “gift” or a similar term in a false, misleading, or deceptive manner;

(2)

directly represent or imply that a gift promotion is a contest;

(3)

in a gift promotion, use the term:

(A)

“finalist,” “major award winner,” “grand prize recipient,” “winner,” “won,” “will win,” or “will be awarded” or use words or phrases of similar meaning that imply that a person is being solicited to enter or participate in a contest; or

(B)

“sweepstakes” or “contest” or use words or phrases of similar meaning that imply that a person is being solicited to enter or has won a contest;

(4)

represent that a gift has a sponsor, approval, characteristic, ingredient, use, benefit, quantity, status, affiliation, connection, or identity that the gift does not have;

(5)

represent that a gift is of a particular standard, quality, grade, style, or model if the gift is of another; or

(6)

use a word or phrase that:

(A)

simulates or causes confusion with a document issued by an officer of a court or with the seal or name of a real or fictitious governmental entity; or

(B)

implies that the offeror is sending a court document or legal document or that the offeror is a governmental entity.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.

Source: Section 621.053 — Prohibited Acts Relating to Gifts, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.­621.­htm#621.­053 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

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