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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE |
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Title 16. ADVERTISING AND MARKETING |
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Subtitle A. ADVERTISEMENTS |
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Chapter 721. USE OF NAMES OR PICTURES IN ADVERTISEMENTS |
Sec. 721.002. CERTAIN USES OF NAME OR PICTURE OF MEMBER OF ARMED FORCES PROHIBITED
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(a) A person commits an offense if the person uses, in an advertisement for a commercial purpose, the name of an individual who is an active duty or former member of the United States armed forces, who is a member or former member of a reserve component of the United States armed forces, or who is a member or former member of the state military forces, as defined by Section 431.001, Government Code, or a picture of the individual in uniform in which the individual is clearly identifiable, without obtaining the consent of:
(1) the individual, if the individual is living; or
(2) the individual's surviving spouse or personal representative or a majority of the individual's adult heirs, if the individual is deceased.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.