Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 503A.008
This is the official text of Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 503A.008, part of Texas’s Business & Commerce Code — governs commercial transactions and general business practices.
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§ 503A.008. CIVIL PENALTY.
Official statutory text
(a) A direct-to-consumer genetic testing company that violates this chapter is liable to this state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $2,500 for each violation.
(b) The attorney general may bring an action to recover a civil penalty imposed under Subsection (a) and to restrain and enjoin a violation of this chapter. The attorney general may recover reasonable attorney's fees and court costs incurred in bringing the action.
(b) The attorney general may bring an action to recover a civil penalty imposed under Subsection (a) and to restrain and enjoin a violation of this chapter. The attorney general may recover reasonable attorney's fees and court costs incurred in bringing the action.
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