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Rating
What we like:
- Only cards with an expiration date and/or post-sale fees escheat to the State of Texas after 3 years
- Texas offers a consumer-centric gift card law webpage
- Texas has legally defined the notion of a gift card
- Texas has legally specified whether or not gift cards escheat to the state
What could be better:
- No limits on expiration dates
- No maximum post-sale fee or minimum time frame before charging monthly fees
- Merchants are not required to give cash back
Heads up! ScripSmart attempts to make all information accurate. ScripSmart is only a guideline and does not provide definitive statements of the law. If you have questions about the law's application to a particular case, direct them to a specialist.
Report an errorThe following types of gift cards are excluded form Texas Gift Card Law:
Airline Cards, Bank Cards, Cards donated to a charity, Cards sold at a discount to employers or non-profits for fund raising purposes, Free loyalty/promotional cards
Last change in Texas State law took effect on September 1, 2005
Texas Attorney General Information
| Attorney General: Greg Abbott (R) |
| greg.abbott@oag.state.tx.us |
| Phone: 1-512-463-2100 |
| http://www.oag.state.tx.us |
Helpful Links:
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Texas' Definition of a Gift Card/Gift Certificate http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx... |
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Detail of Texas' Gift Card Expiration Law http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx... |
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Detail of Texas' Gift Card Escheatment Law
http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx... |
