Sec. 607.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1) "Center" means the payment fraud fusion center established under Chapter 424, Government Code.

(2) "Department" means the state agency that is the licensing authority for service companies and service technicians.

(3) "Financial institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 277.001, Finance Code.

(4) "Merchant" means a person whose business includes the sale of motor fuel through motor fuel dispensers to retail customers.

(5) "Motor fuel dispenser" means a machine that is used to pump gasoline, diesel, biofuels, or other types of fuels into motor vehicles.

(6) "Payment card" has the meaning assigned by Section 522.001.

(7) "Service company" and "service technician" have the meanings assigned by Section 13.451, Agriculture Code.

(8) "Skimmer" means a wire or electronic device that is capable of unlawfully intercepting electronic communications or data to perpetrate fraud. The term includes a re-encoder and scanning device, as those terms are defined by Section 522.001.

(9) "Unattended payment terminal" means a point-of-sale terminal or kiosk that is operated by a customer to activate or complete a transaction through the use of a payment card or a payment by other electronic means.

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (H.B. 2945), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.