Sec. 371.174.  IDENTIFICATION OF PLEDGOR OR SELLER REQUIRED.  (a)  A pawnbroker shall require identification of:
(1)  the pledgor if a transaction is a pawn transaction;  or
(2)  the seller if a transaction is a purchase of goods by the pawnbroker.
(b)  Identification is acceptable only if it contains a photograph of the pledgor or seller and is:
(1)  a state driver's license;
(2)  a state identification card;
(3)  a passport;
(4)  a military identification;
(5)  a certificate of identification from the Mexican Consulate, certificado de matricula consular;  or
(6)  identification issued by the agency of the United States responsible for citizenship and immigration.
(c)  A pawnbroker shall make the pawnbroker's best effort to determine whether the identification:
(1)  is apparently genuine and unaltered;  and
(2)  properly identifies the pledgor or seller.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1199, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.