Tex. Fin. Code § 305.008 · Subchapter A. CIVIL LIABILITY; CRIMINAL PENALTY
CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person commits an offense if the person contracts for, charges, or receives interest on a transaction for personal, family, or household use that is greater than twice the amount authorized by this subtitle.
(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.
(c) Each contract or transaction that violates this section is a separate offense.
(d) This section applies only to a contract or transaction subject to this subtitle.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 7.18(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FI/htm/FI.305.htm
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- sha256 1305379df04caf1616eb0a2ce220fb138480ac9b8fe6844b7d1e1694d335ae7f
- Composed by
- 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
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