Sec. 703.102. DEDUCTION OR OFFSET FOR EXPENSES; REIMBURSEMENT. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), a covered entity has a deduction or offset against any obligation, assessment, or debt owed by the covered entity to this state in the amount of the reasonable and necessary expenses determined by the court order.
(b) The covered entity shall reimburse the state the amount of any expenses actually recovered from the parties to the private antifraud action under a final judgment awarding, wholly or partly, expenses to or for the covered entity's benefit. The amount of reimbursement may not exceed the actual amount of deductions or offsets taken by the covered entity.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Protection of Consumer Interests
Subtitle F - Insurance Fraud and Identity Theft
Chapter 703 - Covered Entity's Antifraud Action
Subchapter C. Expenses of Antifraud Action
Section 703.101. Determination of Expenses
Section 703.102. Deduction or Offset for Expenses; Reimbursement
Section 703.103. Assignment of Deduction or Offset
Section 703.104. Treatment of Deduction or Offset as Admitted Asset