Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code
§ 125.070 — CIVIL ACTION FOR VIOLATION OF INJUNCTION
CP § 125.070Title 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS · Ch. 125. COMMON AND PUBLIC NUISANCES · Art. D. MEMBERSHIP IN CRIMINAL STREET GANG OR FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section, "governmental entity" means a political subdivision of this state, including any city, county, school district, junior college district, levee improvement district, drainage district, irrigation district, water improvement district, water control and improvement district, water control and preservation district, freshwater supply district, navigation district, conservation and reclamation district, soil conservation district, communication district, public health district, and river authority.
(b)A criminal street gang or foreign terrorist organization or a member of a criminal street gang or foreign terrorist organization is liable to the state or a governmental entity injured by the violation of a temporary or permanent injunctive order under this subchapter.
(c)In an action brought against a member of a criminal street gang or a member of a foreign terrorist organization, the plaintiff must show that the member violated the temporary or permanent injunctive order.
(d)A district, county, or city attorney or the attorney general may sue for money damages on behalf of the state or a governmental entity. If the state or a governmental entity prevails in a suit under this section, the state or governmental entity may recover:
(1)actual damages;
(2)a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $20,000 for each violation; and
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Legislative history
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 807 (H.B. 1540), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 462 (S.B. 1900), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2023.