Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 34.066 · Subchapter D. DUTIES AND LIABILITIES OF EXECUTING OFFICER
IMPROPER SALE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) If an officer sells property without giving notice as required by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure or sells property in a manner other than that prescribed by this chapter and the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, the officer shall be liable only for actual damages sustained by the injured party.
(b) The injured party has the burden to prove that the sale was improper and any actual damages suffered.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 421 (S.B. 1269), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2007.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.34.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
Cited by 3 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 34.066. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Civil Practice and Remedies Code
- Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 34.068RULES GOVERNING ACTIONS UNDER THIS CHAPTER.Printed as Section 7.001, 34.061, 34.063, 34.065, 34.066, or 34.067
- Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 34.069PAYMENT OF DAMAGES.Printed as Section 7.001, 34.061, 34.063, 34.064, 34.065, 34.066, or 34.067
- Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 34.070RIGHT OF SUBROGATION.Printed as Section 7.001, 7.002, 34.061, 34.063, 34.064, 34.065, 34.066, or 34.067
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