Sec. 607.053. DISCOVERY OF SKIMMER. If a service technician discovers a skimmer on the unattended payment terminal of a motor fuel dispenser, the service technician or service company that employs the technician shall immediately notify the merchant of the skimmer. If a merchant discovers the skimmer or is notified of the skimmer by a service technician or other person, the merchant shall:
(1) immediately disable, or cause to be disabled, the motor fuel dispenser on which the skimmer was discovered and notify a law enforcement agency that a skimmer has been detected;
(2) take appropriate measures to protect from tampering with the motor fuel dispenser until the law enforcement agency arrives; and
(3) not later than 24 hours after the discovery of the skimmer or a report of the discovery of a skimmer is made to the merchant, report the discovery to the department.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (H.B. 2945), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
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