Texas Business and Commerce Code 509.101 – Verification of Parent or Guardian
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(a) A digital service provider shall verify, using a commercially reasonable method and for each person seeking to perform an action on a digital service as a minor’s parent or guardian:
(1) the person’s identity; and
(2) the relationship of the person to the known minor.
(b) A digital service provider shall provide a process by which a person who has been verified under Subsection (a) as the parent or guardian of a known minor may participate in the digital service as the known minor’s verified parent as provided by this chapter.
Text of section effective on September 01, 2024
Terms Used In Texas Business and Commerce Code 509.101
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005