Sec. 541.204. CIVIL PENALTY. In addition to requesting a temporary or permanent injunction under Section 541.201, the attorney general may request a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each violation on a finding by the court that the defendant has engaged in or is engaging in an act or practice defined as unlawful under:
(1) this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter; or
(2) Section 17.46, Business & Commerce Code.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Protection of Consumer Interests
Subtitle C - Deceptive, Unfair, and Prohibited Practices
Chapter 541 - Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices
Subchapter E. Enforcement by Attorney General
Section 541.201. Injunctive Relief
Section 541.202. Venue for Injunctive Action
Section 541.203. Issuance of Injunction
Section 541.204. Civil Penalty
Section 541.205. Compensation or Restoration