Tex. Bus. & Com. Code Section 721.002
Certain Uses of Name or Picture of Member of Armed Forces Prohibited

(a)

A person commits an offense if the person uses, in an advertisement for a commercial purpose, the name of an individual who is an active duty or former member of the United States armed forces, who is a member or former member of a reserve component of the United States armed forces, or who is a member or former member of the state military forces, as defined by Section 437.001 (Definitions), Government Code, or a picture of the individual in uniform in which the individual is clearly identifiable, without obtaining the consent of:

(1)

the individual, if the individual is living; or

(2)

the individual’s surviving spouse or personal representative or a majority of the individual’s adult heirs, if the individual is deceased.

(b)

An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 4.014(a), eff. September 1, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 3.01, eff. September 1, 2013.

Source: Section 721.002 — Certain Uses of Name or Picture of Member of Armed Forces Prohibited, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.­721.­htm#721.­002 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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