Tex. Occ. Code § 953.158 · Subchapter D. PRACTICE BY LEGAL SERVICE CONTRACT COMPANIES
VOIDING A LEGAL SERVICE CONTRACT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) If a legal service contract holder terminates a legal service contract in accordance with Section 953.157 and the holder has not sought legal services under the contract before the contract is terminated, the contract is void.
(b) A legal service contract holder may void the legal service contract at a later time as provided by the contract.
(c) If a legal service contract is voided, the company shall refund to the legal service contract holder or credit to the account of the legal service contract holder the full purchase price of the contract. If the company does not pay the refund or credit the legal service contract holder's account before the 46th day after the date the contract is voided, the company is liable to the legal service contract holder for a penalty each month an amount remains outstanding. The monthly penalty may not exceed 10 percent of the amount outstanding.
(d) The right to void a legal service contract is not transferable.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1181, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
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