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Texas Finance Code § 305.008

Criminal Penalty

Penalties and Remedies · Civil Liability; Criminal Penalty

(a) A person commits an offense if the person contracts for, charges, or receives interest on a transaction for personal, family, or household use that is greater than twice the amount authorized by this subtitle.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.

(c) Each contract or transaction that violates this section is a separate offense.

(d) This section applies only to a contract or transaction subject to this subtitle.

Official text of the Texas Finance Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 7.18(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.