Section 424.001. Definitions

TX Govt Code § 424.001 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 424.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1) "Center" means the payment fraud fusion center established under this chapter.

(2) "Payment card" has the meaning assigned by Section 522.001, Business & Commerce Code.

(3) "Payment fraud" means a fraudulent payment transaction made by the unauthorized use of a payment card or other electronic means.

(4) "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, Business & Commerce Code.

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (H.B. 2945), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.