Tex. Occ. Code § 1801.154 · Subchapter D. ACTIONS AGAINST COMMISSION MERCHANTS
CONSIGNOR'S REMEDIES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) If a commission merchant fails to comply with a provision of Subchapter C, except Section 1801.103(a), (c), or (d), the commission merchant and the surety company or sureties required by Section 1801.052 are:
(1) liable for all actual damages incurred by the consignor resulting from the failure; and
(2) subject to a penalty of not less than $100 or more than $500.
(b) The consignor may recover the damages and penalty by filing suit for the actual damages and penalty.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1801.htm
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