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Chapter 951 - Prepaid Legal Services
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 951.001. Short Title - Sec. 951.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...
Section 951.002. Definitions - Sec. 951.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board of directors"...
Section 951.003. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 951.003. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. (a) This chapter does not...
Section 951.004. Supplementary Bylaws; Rules - Sec. 951.004. SUPPLEMENTARY BYLAWS; RULES. (a) The board of directors...
Subchapter B. Regulation of Pilot Program
Section 951.051. Approval of Pilot Program - Sec. 951.051. APPROVAL OF PILOT PROGRAM. (a) The board may...
Section 951.052. Application - Sec. 951.052. APPLICATION. (a) An applicant for approval of a...
Section 951.053. Application Fee - Sec. 951.053. APPLICATION FEE. The board of directors may set...
Section 951.054. Revocation of Program Approval - Sec. 951.054. REVOCATION OF PROGRAM APPROVAL. (a) On written notice...
Chapter 952 - Lawyer Referral Services
Section 952.001. Short Title - Sec. 952.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...
Section 952.002. Definitions - Sec. 952.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Lawyer referral service"...
Section 952.003. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 952.003. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. A lawyer referral service does...
Subchapter B. State Bar Powers and Duties
Section 952.051. Rules; Enforcement - Sec. 952.051. RULES; ENFORCEMENT. (a) The state bar shall adopt...
Section 952.052. Fees - Sec. 952.052. FEES. The state bar may set fees, in...
Subchapter C. Certification
Section 952.101. Certificate Required - Sec. 952.101. CERTIFICATE REQUIRED. A person may not operate a...
Section 952.102. Application Requirements; Renewal - Sec. 952.102. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS; RENEWAL. (a) An applicant for a...
Subchapter D. Referral Service Requirements
Section 952.151. Notice Requirement - Sec. 952.151. NOTICE REQUIREMENT. (a) A lawyer referral service shall...
Section 952.152. Lawyer Participation - Sec. 952.152. LAWYER PARTICIPATION. A lawyer who is licensed and...
Section 952.153. Proof of Financial Responsibility - Sec. 952.153. PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. A lawyer referral service...
Section 952.154. Subject Matter and Other Panels - Sec. 952.154. SUBJECT MATTER AND OTHER PANELS. (a) A lawyer...
Section 952.155. Limitations on Client Fees - Sec. 952.155. LIMITATIONS ON CLIENT FEES. (a) A lawyer may...
Subchapter E. Complaint Procedures and Enforcement
Section 952.201. Evaluation and Complaint Procedures - Sec. 952.201. EVALUATION AND COMPLAINT PROCEDURES. A lawyer referral service...
Section 952.202. Suspension or Removal From Lawyer Referral Service - Sec. 952.202. SUSPENSION OR REMOVAL FROM LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE. (a)...
Section 952.203. Injunctive Relief - Sec. 952.203. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. (a) The state bar or a...
Chapter 953 - Regulation of For-Profit Legal Service Contract Companies
Section 953.001. Definitions - Sec. 953.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Administrator" means the...
Section 953.002. Exemptions - Sec. 953.002. EXEMPTIONS. This chapter does not apply to: (1)...
Section 953.003. Exemptions From Certain Other Laws - Sec. 953.003. EXEMPTIONS FROM CERTAIN OTHER LAWS. The acts of...
Subchapter D. Practice by Legal Service Contract Companies
Section 953.151. Company Requirements - Sec. 953.151. COMPANY REQUIREMENTS. (a) A company may not sell,...
Section 953.152. Group Legal Service Contracts - Sec. 953.152. GROUP LEGAL SERVICE CONTRACTS. A company may issue...
Section 953.153. Contracting Attorney Requirements - Sec. 953.153. CONTRACTING ATTORNEY REQUIREMENTS. A contracting attorney must: (1)...
Section 953.154. Company Interference With Attorney's Duties Prohibited - Sec. 953.154. COMPANY INTERFERENCE WITH ATTORNEY'S DUTIES PROHIBITED. A company...
Section 953.156. Form of Legal Service Contract and Required Disclosures - Sec. 953.156. FORM OF LEGAL SERVICE CONTRACT AND REQUIRED DISCLOSURES....
Section 953.157. Terminating a Legal Service Contract - Sec. 953.157. TERMINATING A LEGAL SERVICE CONTRACT. A legal service...
Section 953.158. Voiding a Legal Service Contract - Sec. 953.158. VOIDING A LEGAL SERVICE CONTRACT. (a) If a...
Section 953.159. Canceling a Legal Service Contract - Sec. 953.159. CANCELING A LEGAL SERVICE CONTRACT. (a) A company...
Section 953.160. Limitations on Company Name - Sec. 953.160. LIMITATIONS ON COMPANY NAME. (a) A company may...
Section 953.161. Misleading Statements Prohibited - Sec. 953.161. MISLEADING STATEMENTS PROHIBITED. A company, a sales representative,...
Section 953.162. Appointment and Responsibilities of Administrator - Sec. 953.162. APPOINTMENT AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF ADMINISTRATOR. A company may...
Subchapter F. Enforcement
Section 953.251. Deceptive Trade Practice - Sec. 953.251. DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICE. A violation of this chapter...
Chapter 954 - Petroleum and Mineral Land Services
Section 954.001. Exception to Practice of Law - Sec. 954.001. EXCEPTION TO PRACTICE OF LAW. For the purposes...