Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
OCCUPATIONS CODE |
Title 11. REGULATION OF SALES AND SOLICITATION |
Chapter 1801. COMMISSION MERCHANTS |
Subchapter D. ACTIONS AGAINST COMMISSION MERCHANTS |
Sec. 1801.154. CONSIGNOR'S REMEDIES
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(a) If a commission merchant fails to comply with a provision of Subchapter C, except Section 1801.103(a), (c), or (d), the commission merchant and the surety company or sureties required by Section 1801.052 are:
(1) liable for all actual damages incurred by the consignor resulting from the failure; and
(2) subject to a penalty of not less than $100 or more than $500.
(b) The consignor may recover the damages and penalty by filing suit for the actual damages and penalty.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.