Sec. 349.503.  CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS IN CONNECTION WITH SALE-LEASEBACK TRANSACTION.  (a)  If a buyer in a sale-leaseback transaction requires the seller to provide a check as security for the transaction, the buyer may not file or threaten to file a charge, complaint, or criminal prosecution under Section 31.03, 31.04, or 32.41, Penal Code, based on nonpayment of the check. 
(b)  A buyer who violates Subsection (a) commits an offense.  An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1235, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.