Tex.
Bus. & Com. Code Section 621.105
Prohibited Acts Relating to Matched Contest
(1)
use the term “prize” or a similar term in a false, misleading, or deceptive manner;(2)
represent in soliciting a person to enter or participate in the contest that the person is a “finalist,” “major award winner,” “grand prize recipient,” or “winner” or that a person has “won,” “will win,” or “will be awarded” or use words or phrases of similar meaning unless the representation is true;(3)
represent that a prize has a sponsor, approval, characteristic, ingredient, use, benefit, quantity, status, affiliation, connection, or identity that the prize does not have;(4)
represent that a prize is of a particular standard, quality, grade, style, or model if the prize is of another;(5)
misrepresent the odds of winning a prize;(6)
misrepresent the rules or terms of participation in the contest;(7)
represent that:(A)
a number, ticket, coupon, symbol, or entry form confers or will confer an advantage on a person that another person does not have or has a value that other entries do not have; or(B)
a person is more likely to win a prize than another person;(8)
fail to obtain a person’s express written consent before using that person’s name for a promotional purpose;(9)
use or distribute simulated checks or currency or other simulated items of value unless the words “SPECIMEN--NON-NEGOTIABLE” are clearly and conspicuously printed on those items in at least 18-point type; or(10)
use a word or phrase that:(A)
simulates or causes confusion with a document issued by an officer of a court or with the seal or name of a real or fictitious governmental entity; or(B)
implies that the offeror is sending a court document or legal document or that the offeror is a governmental entity.
Source:
Section 621.105 — Prohibited Acts Relating to Matched Contest, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.621.htm#621.105 (accessed May 4, 2024).
