Texas Statutes
Subtitle C - Deceptive, Unfair, and Prohibited Practices
Chapter 541 - Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices

Section 541.003. Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices Prohibited - Sec. 541.003. UNFAIR METHODS OF COMPETITION AND UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE...

Section 541.004. Venue for Actions Involving Department or Commissioner - Sec. 541.004. VENUE FOR ACTIONS INVOLVING DEPARTMENT OR COMMISSIONER. An...

Section 541.005. Applicability to Risk Retention or Purchasing Group - Sec. 541.005. APPLICABILITY TO RISK RETENTION OR PURCHASING GROUP. (a)...

Section 541.006. Prohibited Content of Certain Insurance Policies - Sec. 541.006. PROHIBITED CONTENT OF CERTAIN INSURANCE POLICIES. Notwithstanding any...

Section 541.007. Immunity From Prosecution - Sec. 541.007. IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION. (a) This section applies to...

Section 541.008. Liberal Construction - Sec. 541.008. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION. This chapter shall be liberally construed...

Subchapter B. Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices Defined

Section 541.051. Misrepresentation Regarding Policy or Insurer - Sec. 541.051. MISREPRESENTATION REGARDING POLICY OR INSURER. It is an...

Section 541.052. False Information and Advertising - Sec. 541.052. FALSE INFORMATION AND ADVERTISING. (a) It is an...

Section 541.053. Defamation of Insurer - Sec. 541.053. DEFAMATION OF INSURER. (a) It is an unfair...

Section 541.054. Boycott, Coercion, or Intimidation - Sec. 541.054. BOYCOTT, COERCION, OR INTIMIDATION. It is an unfair...

Section 541.055. False Financial Statement - Sec. 541.055. FALSE FINANCIAL STATEMENT. (a) It is an unfair...

Section 541.056. Prohibited Rebates and Inducements - Sec. 541.056. PROHIBITED REBATES AND INDUCEMENTS. (a) Subject to Section...

Section 541.057. Unfair Discrimination in Life Insurance and Annuity Contracts - Sec. 541.057. UNFAIR DISCRIMINATION IN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY CONTRACTS....

Section 541.058. Certain Practices Not Considered Discrimination or Inducement - Sec. 541.058. CERTAIN PRACTICES NOT CONSIDERED DISCRIMINATION OR INDUCEMENT. (a)...

Section 541.059. Deceptive Name, Word, Symbol, Device, or Slogan - Sec. 541.059. DECEPTIVE NAME, WORD, SYMBOL, DEVICE, OR SLOGAN. (a)...

Section 541.060. Unfair Settlement Practices - Sec. 541.060. UNFAIR SETTLEMENT PRACTICES. (a) It is an unfair...

Section 541.061. Misrepresentation of Insurance Policy - Sec. 541.061. MISREPRESENTATION OF INSURANCE POLICY. It is an unfair...

Subchapter B. -1. Advertising Requirements

Section 541.082. Advertising and Internet Websites - Sec. 541.082. ADVERTISING AND INTERNET WEBSITES. (a) In this section,...

Section 541.083. Advertisements to Certain Associations - Sec. 541.083. ADVERTISEMENTS TO CERTAIN ASSOCIATIONS. An insurer may advertise...

Section 541.084. Advertisements Relating to Medicare Program - Sec. 541.084. ADVERTISEMENTS RELATING TO MEDICARE PROGRAM. A person may...

Section 541.085. Advertisements Relating to Preferred Provider Benefit Plans - Sec. 541.085. ADVERTISEMENTS RELATING TO PREFERRED PROVIDER BENEFIT PLANS. It...

Section 541.086. Advertising Regarding Guaranteed Renewable Coverage - Sec. 541.086. ADVERTISING REGARDING GUARANTEED RENEWABLE COVERAGE. (a) An advertisement...

Section 541.087. Advertisements Exempt From Filing Requirements - Sec. 541.087. ADVERTISEMENTS EXEMPT FROM FILING REQUIREMENTS.An advertisement subject to...

Subchapter C. Determination of Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices; Sanctions and Penalties

Section 541.101. Examination and Investigation - Sec. 541.101. EXAMINATION AND INVESTIGATION. The department may examine and...

Section 541.102. Statement of Charges; Notice of Hearing - Sec. 541.102. STATEMENT OF CHARGES; NOTICE OF HEARING. (a) When...

Section 541.103. Hearing - Sec. 541.103. HEARING. A person against whom charges are made...

Section 541.104. Hearing Procedures - Sec. 541.104. HEARING PROCEDURES. (a) Nothing in this chapter requires...

Section 541.105. Record of Hearing - Sec. 541.105. RECORD OF HEARING. (a) At a hearing under...

Section 541.106. Compliance With Subpoena - Sec. 541.106. COMPLIANCE WITH SUBPOENA. (a) If a person refuses...

Section 541.107. Determination of Violation - Sec. 541.107. DETERMINATION OF VIOLATION. After a hearing under this...

Section 541.108. Cease and Desist Order - Sec. 541.108. CEASE AND DESIST ORDER. On determining that a...

Section 541.109. Modification or Setting Aside of Order - Sec. 541.109. MODIFICATION OR SETTING ASIDE OF ORDER. On the...

Section 541.110. Administrative Penalty - Sec. 541.110. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) A person who violates a...

Section 541.111. Civil Penalty for Violation of Cease and Desist Order - Sec. 541.111. CIVIL PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF CEASE AND DESIST...

Subchapter D. Private Action for Damages

Section 541.151. Private Action for Damages Authorized - Sec. 541.151. PRIVATE ACTION FOR DAMAGES AUTHORIZED. A person who...

Section 541.152. Damages, Attorney's Fees, and Other Relief - Sec. 541.152. DAMAGES, ATTORNEY'S FEES, AND OTHER RELIEF. (a) A...

Section 541.153. Frivolous Action - Sec. 541.153. FRIVOLOUS ACTION. A court shall award to the...

Section 541.154. Prior Notice of Action - Sec. 541.154. PRIOR NOTICE OF ACTION. (a) A person seeking...

Section 541.155. Abatement - Sec. 541.155. ABATEMENT. (a) A person against whom an action...

Section 541.156. Settlement Offer - Sec. 541.156. SETTLEMENT OFFER. (a) A person who receives notice...

Section 541.157. Contents of Settlement Offer - Sec. 541.157. CONTENTS OF SETTLEMENT OFFER. A settlement offer made...

Section 541.158. Rejection of Settlement Offer - Sec. 541.158. REJECTION OF SETTLEMENT OFFER. (a) A settlement offer...

Section 541.159. Limit on Recovery After Settlement Offer - Sec. 541.159. LIMIT ON RECOVERY AFTER SETTLEMENT OFFER. (a) If...

Section 541.160. Effect of Settlement Offer - Sec. 541.160. EFFECT OF SETTLEMENT OFFER. A settlement offer is...

Section 541.161. Mediation - Sec. 541.161. MEDIATION. (a) A party may, not later than...

Section 541.162. Limitations Period - Sec. 541.162. LIMITATIONS PERIOD. (a) A person must bring an...

Subchapter E. Enforcement by Attorney General

Section 541.201. Injunctive Relief - Sec. 541.201. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. (a) The attorney general may bring...

Section 541.202. Venue for Injunctive Action - Sec. 541.202. VENUE FOR INJUNCTIVE ACTION. An action for an...

Section 541.203. Issuance of Injunction - Sec. 541.203. ISSUANCE OF INJUNCTION. (a) The court may issue...

Section 541.204. Civil Penalty - Sec. 541.204. CIVIL PENALTY. In addition to requesting a temporary...

Section 541.205. Compensation or Restoration - Sec. 541.205. COMPENSATION OR RESTORATION. The court may make an...

Section 541.206. Civil Penalty for Violation of Injunction - Sec. 541.206. CIVIL PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF INJUNCTION. (a) A...

Section 541.207. Remedies Not Exclusive - Sec. 541.207. REMEDIES NOT EXCLUSIVE. The remedies provided by this...

Subchapter F. Class Actions by Attorney General or Private Individual

Section 541.251. Class Action Authorized - Sec. 541.251. CLASS ACTION AUTHORIZED. (a) If a member of...

Section 541.252. Recovery - Sec. 541.252. RECOVERY. A plaintiff who prevails in a class...

Section 541.253. Frivolous Action - Sec. 541.253. FRIVOLOUS ACTION. The court may award to the...

Section 541.254. Statute of Limitations Tolled - Sec. 541.254. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS TOLLED. The filing of a...

Section 541.255. Prior Notice - Sec. 541.255. PRIOR NOTICE. (a) Not later than the 31st...

Section 541.256. Prerequisites to Class Action - Sec. 541.256. PREREQUISITES TO CLASS ACTION. The court shall permit...

Section 541.257. Class Actions Maintainable - Sec. 541.257. CLASS ACTIONS MAINTAINABLE. (a) An action may be...

Section 541.258. Class Actions: Issues and Subclasses Authorized - Sec. 541.258. CLASS ACTIONS: ISSUES AND SUBCLASSES AUTHORIZED. When appropriate,...

Section 541.259. Determination Regarding Whether Class Action May Be Maintained - Sec. 541.259. DETERMINATION REGARDING WHETHER CLASS ACTION MAY BE MAINTAINED....

Section 541.260. Effect of Denial of Class Action - Sec. 541.260. EFFECT OF DENIAL OF CLASS ACTION. A court...

Section 541.261. Notice of Class Action - Sec. 541.261. NOTICE OF CLASS ACTION. (a) If an action...

Section 541.262. Procedures in Class Action - Sec. 541.262. PROCEDURES IN CLASS ACTION. In a class action...

Section 541.263. Effect of Settlement Offer - Sec. 541.263. EFFECT OF SETTLEMENT OFFER. (a) Damages may not...

Section 541.264. Defenses - Sec. 541.264. DEFENSES. Damages may not be awarded in a...

Section 541.265. Limitations Period for Damages - Sec. 541.265. LIMITATIONS PERIOD FOR DAMAGES. In a class action...

Section 541.266. Disposition - Sec. 541.266. DISPOSITION. (a) A class action under this subchapter...

Section 541.267. Contents of Judgment; Notice - Sec. 541.267. CONTENTS OF JUDGMENT; NOTICE. (a) The judgment in...

Subchapter G. Department Action for Refund of Premiums

Section 541.301. Refund of Premiums - Sec. 541.301. REFUND OF PREMIUMS. (a) After notice and hearing...

Section 541.302. Time to Make Refunds - Sec. 541.302. TIME TO MAKE REFUNDS. The department shall specify...

Section 541.303. Sanction - Sec. 541.303. SANCTION. (a) The department may report to the...

Section 541.304. Evidentiary Use of Compliance or Attempt to Comply - Sec. 541.304. EVIDENTIARY USE OF COMPLIANCE OR ATTEMPT TO COMPLY....

Subchapter H. Assurance of Voluntary Compliance

Section 541.351. Acceptance of Assurance - Sec. 541.351. ACCEPTANCE OF ASSURANCE. (a) In administering this chapter,...

Section 541.352. Effect of Assurance - Sec. 541.352. EFFECT OF ASSURANCE. (a) An assurance of voluntary...

Section 541.353. Reopening - Sec. 541.353. REOPENING. A matter closed by the filing of...

Section 541.354. Right to Bring Action Not Affected - Sec. 541.354. RIGHT TO BRING ACTION NOT AFFECTED. An assurance...

Subchapter I. Rulemaking

Section 541.401. Rulemaking Authority - Sec. 541.401. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. (a) The commissioner may adopt and...

Section 541.402. Petition - Sec. 541.402. PETITION. (a) A petition may be submitted to...

Section 541.403. Denial of Petition - Sec. 541.403. DENIAL OF PETITION. (a) The department must state...

Section 541.404. Hearing on Petition - Sec. 541.404. HEARING ON PETITION. (a) A hearing held by...

Section 541.405. Judicial Review of Department Action - Sec. 541.405. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT ACTION. (a) A person...

Subchapter J. Construction of Chapter With Other Laws

Section 541.451. Liability Under Other Law - Sec. 541.451. LIABILITY UNDER OTHER LAW. An order of the...

Section 541.452. Powers in Addition to Other Powers Authorized by Law - Sec. 541.452. POWERS IN ADDITION TO OTHER POWERS AUTHORIZED BY...

Section 541.453. Double Recovery Prohibited - Sec. 541.453. DOUBLE RECOVERY PROHIBITED. A person may not recover...

Section 541.454. Penalties and Related Payments by Insurer - Sec. 541.454. PENALTIES AND RELATED PAYMENTS BY INSURER. (a) Civil...

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Texas Statutes Subtitle C - Deceptive, Unfair, and Prohibited Practices Chapter 541 - Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices

Texas Statutes
Subtitle C - Deceptive, Unfair, and Prohibited Practices
Chapter 541 - Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices