Texas Insurance Code

§ 545.702 — CIVIL ACTION; PENALTY

IN § 545.702Title 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS · Part C. DECEPTIVE, UNFAIR, AND PROHIBITED PRACTICES · Ch. 545. HIV TESTING · Art. O. SANCTIONS; PENALTIES; INJUNCTIONS

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(a)A person who is injured by a violation of Section 545.057 may bring a civil action for damages.

(b)A person may bring an action to restrain a violation or threatened violation of Section 545.057.

(c)If it is found in a civil action that a person or entity has released or disclosed a test result or allowed a test result to become known in violation of Section 545.057, the person or entity is liable for:

(1)actual damages;

(2)a civil penalty of:

(A)not more than $1,000 if the release or disclosure was negligent; or

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.