Tex. Ins. Code § 562.161 · Subchapter D. DETERMINATION OF UNFAIR METHODS OF COMPETITION AND UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES; ENFORCEMENT; SANCTIONS AND PENALTIES
CIVIL PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person who is found by a court to have violated a cease and desist order issued under Section 562.158 is liable to the state for a penalty. The state may recover the penalty in a civil action.
(b) The penalty may not exceed $50 unless the court finds the violation to be wilful, in which case the penalty may not exceed $500.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (H.B. 4341), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.562.htm
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