Tex. Transp. Code § 730.0123 · Chapter 730. MOTOR VEHICLE RECORDS DISCLOSURE ACT
CIVIL SUIT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person who sells to a person who is not an authorized recipient personal information obtained by an agency in connection with a motor vehicle record is liable to the person who is the subject of the information for:
(1) actual damages;
(2) if the actual damages to the person are less than $2,500, an additional amount so that the total amount of damages equals $2,500; and
(3) court costs incurred by the person who is the subject of the information in bringing the action.
(b) A person whose personal information has been disclosed for compensation to a person who is not an authorized recipient may sue for:
(1) the damages, costs, and fees authorized under Subsection (a);
(2) injunctive relief; and
(3) any other equitable remedy determined to be appropriate by the court.
(c) A district court has exclusive original jurisdiction over a cause of action brought under this section.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (S.B. 15), Sec. 9, eff. June 18, 2021.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.730.htm
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- 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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