Section 1805.053 - Serial Number(a) A secondhand dealer may not knowingly purchase a business machine, and a person in the business of repairing or servicing business machines may not knowingly service or repair a business machine, if another person has tampered with a serial number on the machine.(b) A secondhand dealer or person in the business of repairing or servicing business machines shall file a report not later than the second day after the date a business machine is brought to the secondhand dealer or person if a person has tampered with the serial number on the business machine that is sought to be sold, serviced, or repaired.(c) The report must contain:(1) a complete and accurate description of the business machine; and(2) if available, the name and address of the person attempting to sell the machine or have it serviced or repaired.Tex. Occ. Code § 1805.053
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1999.