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§ 622.202 — CIVIL PENALTY

BC § 622.202Title 13. CONTESTS AND OTHER PROMOTIONS · Ch. 622. SWEEPSTAKES · Art. E. ENFORCEMENT

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(a)The court shall award the attorney general a civil penalty of not less than $5,000 or more than $50,000 for each violation found.
(b)If the material accompanying or relating to a sweepstakes or an offer to enter a sweepstakes contains multiple statements, implications, representations, or offers that are prohibited by this chapter, each statement, implication, representation, or offer is a separate violation and results in a separate civil penalty. Each individual who receives the material constitutes an additional and separate group of violations of this chapter.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.

Source: Texas Business & Commerce Code § 622.202 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.