Tex. Occupations Code § 953.001
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 953.001, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 953.001. DEFINITIONS.
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In this chapter:
(1) "Administrator" means the person responsible for the administration of a legal service contract.
(2) "Company" means a person who:
(A) is contractually obligated to a legal service contract holder under the terms of a legal service contract;
(B) enters into a contract with a contracting attorney to provide or obtain covered legal services for a legal service contract holder; and
(C) operates as a for-profit legal service contract company.
(3) "Contracting attorney" means an attorney who has entered into a contract with a company to provide or obtain covered legal services for a legal service contract holder.
(4) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (H.B. 2113), Sec. 5(1), and Ch. 967 (S.B. 2065), Sec. 8.005(1), eff. September 1, 2019.
(5) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (H.B. 2113), Sec. 5(1), and Ch. 967 (S.B. 2065), Sec. 8.005(1), eff. September 1, 2019.
(6) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (H.B. 2113), Sec. 5(1), and Ch. 967 (S.B. 2065), Sec. 8.005(1), eff. September 1, 2019.
(7) "Legal service contract" means an agreement:
(A) that is entered into for a separately stated consideration; and
(B) under which the company obtains legal services for a legal service contract holder through a contracting attorney.
(8) "Legal service contract holder" means the person who purchases or otherwise holds a legal service contract or who is covered under a group legal service contract.
(9) "Person" means an individual or a partnership, company, corporation, association, or other private group.
(10) "Sales representative" means a person who sells or solicits legal service contracts to a person on behalf of a company.
(1) "Administrator" means the person responsible for the administration of a legal service contract.
(2) "Company" means a person who:
(A) is contractually obligated to a legal service contract holder under the terms of a legal service contract;
(B) enters into a contract with a contracting attorney to provide or obtain covered legal services for a legal service contract holder; and
(C) operates as a for-profit legal service contract company.
(3) "Contracting attorney" means an attorney who has entered into a contract with a company to provide or obtain covered legal services for a legal service contract holder.
(4) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (H.B. 2113), Sec. 5(1), and Ch. 967 (S.B. 2065), Sec. 8.005(1), eff. September 1, 2019.
(5) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (H.B. 2113), Sec. 5(1), and Ch. 967 (S.B. 2065), Sec. 8.005(1), eff. September 1, 2019.
(6) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (H.B. 2113), Sec. 5(1), and Ch. 967 (S.B. 2065), Sec. 8.005(1), eff. September 1, 2019.
(7) "Legal service contract" means an agreement:
(A) that is entered into for a separately stated consideration; and
(B) under which the company obtains legal services for a legal service contract holder through a contracting attorney.
(8) "Legal service contract holder" means the person who purchases or otherwise holds a legal service contract or who is covered under a group legal service contract.
(9) "Person" means an individual or a partnership, company, corporation, association, or other private group.
(10) "Sales representative" means a person who sells or solicits legal service contracts to a person on behalf of a company.
Status: repealed · Read it on the official government site
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