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# Texas Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act (CUBI, Tex. Bus. & Com. Code 503.001)

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- **Jurisdiction:** [Texas](/locations/united-states/texas.md) (id: `45f67762-10f4-4255-be84-45c73efe25f9`)
- **Kind:** `data_protection`
- **Status (derived):** in_effect
- **Effective:** 2009-09-01

Texas's Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act (Tex. Bus. & Com. Code 503.001, 2009) requires notice and consent before capturing a biometric identifier (retina/iris, fingerprint, voiceprint, hand/face geometry) for a commercial purpose. Enforced by the Texas Attorney General (no private right of action), with civil penalties up to $25,000 per violation. Robot-operation nexus: humanoid robots with cameras/perception capturing biometric identifiers in commercial settings fall within its scope. Scoped formFactors=['humanoid'].

## Sources (3)

1. https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.503.htm
2. https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/consumer-protection/file-consumer-complaint/consumer-privacy-rights/biometric-identifier-act
3. https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/business-and-commerce-code/bus-com-sect-503-001/

## Status history

- **in_effect** · 2009-09-01 · editor:DEPLOY content-agent (Sprint 5b-4 biometric/workplace state laws)
    - Texas CUBI (Bus. & Com. Code 503.001) in effect since 2009; AG-enforced; governs biometric capture (humanoid-perception nexus).

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