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Texas Business & Commerce Code

§ 607A.101 — CIVIL PENALTY

BC § 607A.101Title 12. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF CONSUMERS AND MERCHANTS · Ch. 607A. PAYMENT CARD SKIMMERS ON ELECTRONIC TERMINALS · Art. C. ENFORCEMENT

Statute text

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(a)A person who violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter is liable to this state for a civil penalty. A civil penalty assessed under this subsection may not exceed $5,000 per day for each violation.
(b)The attorney general may bring an action to collect a civil penalty under this section.
(c)An action filed under this section must be filed in a district court in Travis County.
(d)The attorney general and the department may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining injunctive relief under this section, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition expenses.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 198 (S.B. 2371), Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 2025.

Source: Texas Business & Commerce Code § 607A.101 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.