Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 304.253
This is the official text of Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 304.253, part of Texas’s Business & Commerce Code — governs commercial transactions and general business practices.
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§ 304.253. ENFORCEMENT BY LICENSING AGENCY.
Official statutory text
(a) A state agency that issues a license to a state licensee shall:
(1) receive and investigate complaints concerning violations of Subchapters B and C by the state licensee; and
(2) may receive and investigate complaints concerning violations of Subchapter D by the state licensee.
(b) The state agency may:
(1) impose an administrative penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each violation;
(2) order restitution for any monetary damages of the complainant in the case of a violation of Subchapter B or D; and
(3) suspend or revoke the state licensee's license, if the agency finds that the licensee wilfully or knowingly violated Subchapter B, C, or D.
(1) receive and investigate complaints concerning violations of Subchapters B and C by the state licensee; and
(2) may receive and investigate complaints concerning violations of Subchapter D by the state licensee.
(b) The state agency may:
(1) impose an administrative penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each violation;
(2) order restitution for any monetary damages of the complainant in the case of a violation of Subchapter B or D; and
(3) suspend or revoke the state licensee's license, if the agency finds that the licensee wilfully or knowingly violated Subchapter B, C, or D.
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