Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code
§ 134.005 — RECOVERY
CP § 134.005Title 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS · Ch. 134. TEXAS THEFT LIABILITY ACT
Statute text
View on source(a)In a suit under this chapter, a person who has sustained damages resulting from theft may recover:
(1)under Section 134.003(a), from a person who commits theft, the amount of actual damages found by the trier of fact and, in addition to actual damages, damages awarded by the trier of fact in a sum not to exceed $1,000; or
(2)from a parent or other person who has the duty of control and reasonable discipline of a child, for an action brought under Section 134.003(b), the amount of actual damages found by the trier of fact, not to exceed $5,000.
(b)Each person who prevails in a suit under this chapter shall be awarded court costs and reasonable and necessary attorney's fees.
Legislative history
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 4.05(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.