Sec. 371.177. PURCHASE OF USED PERSONAL PROPERTY. A pawnbroker may not purchase used personal property from a person other than another pawnbroker unless a record is established that contains:
(1) the seller's name, address, and physical description and a driver's license number, military identification number, identification certificate number, or other official number that can identify the seller;
(2) a complete description of the property, including the serial number, if reasonably available, or other identifying characteristics; and
(3) the seller's signed statement that the seller has the right to sell the property.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.