- (a) After notice and hearing, if the court is satisfied by a preponderance of the evidence that an applicant under Section 521.101 has been injured by a violation of Section 521.051 or is the victim of an offense under Section 32.51, Penal Code, the court shall enter an order declaring that the applicant is a victim of identity theft resulting from a violation of Section 521.051 or an offense under Section 32.51, Penal Code, as appropriate.
(b) An order under this section must contain:
- (1) any known information identifying the violator or person charged with the offense;
- (2) the specific personal identifying information and any related document used to commit the alleged violation or offense; and
(3) information identifying any financial account or transaction affected by the alleged violation or offense, including:
- (A) the name of the financial institution in which the account is established or of the merchant involved in the transaction, as appropriate;
- (B) any relevant account numbers;
- (C) the dollar amount of the account or transaction affected by the alleged violation or offense; and
- (D) the date of the alleged violation or offense.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.