Legislation
SECTION 538
In general
General Business (GBS) CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 29-CC
§ 538. In general. (a) No person, firm, corporation, or other business
entity, regardless of its form of organization, shall deceptively cause
computer software to be copied onto the computer or internet-capable
device of a consumer in this state and use the software to access,
hijack, or use the consumer's modem, internet-capable device, or
internet service for the purpose of causing an authorized user or a
third party affected by such conduct to incur financial charges for a
service that is not authorized by the owner or an authorized user of the
computer.
(b) Any provision of a contract or an agreement entered into by a
consumer that deceives a consumer and that purports or may be construed
to authorize, divert, or require anything that would constitute a
violation of any of the provisions of this section is hereby declared to
be void as against public policy and shall not be enforceable.
entity, regardless of its form of organization, shall deceptively cause
computer software to be copied onto the computer or internet-capable
device of a consumer in this state and use the software to access,
hijack, or use the consumer's modem, internet-capable device, or
internet service for the purpose of causing an authorized user or a
third party affected by such conduct to incur financial charges for a
service that is not authorized by the owner or an authorized user of the
computer.
(b) Any provision of a contract or an agreement entered into by a
consumer that deceives a consumer and that purports or may be construed
to authorize, divert, or require anything that would constitute a
violation of any of the provisions of this section is hereby declared to
be void as against public policy and shall not be enforceable.