Tex. Ins. Code § 562.206 · Subchapter E. ENFORCEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL
CIVIL PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF INJUNCTION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person who violates an injunction issued under this subchapter is liable for and shall pay to the state a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each violation.
(b) The attorney general may, in the name of the state, petition the court for recovery of the civil penalty against the person who violates the injunction.
(c) The court shall consider the maintenance of procedures reasonably adapted to ensure compliance with the injunction in determining whether a person has violated an injunction.
(d) The court issuing the injunction retains jurisdiction and the cause is continued for the purpose of assessing a civil penalty under this section.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (H.B. 4341), Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2010.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.562.htm
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