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Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 106.007: CIVIL PENALTY; INJUNCTION.

Where this section sits in the code

BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE
TITLE 5. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES AND SERVICES
SUBTITLE C. BUSINESS OPERATIONS
CHAPTER 106. INTERNET DATING SAFETY ACT

(a) An online dating service provider who violates this chapter is liable to the state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $250 for each Texas member registered with the online dating service provider during the time of the violation.

(b) The attorney general may:

(1) seek an injunction to prevent or restrain a violation of this chapter; or

(2) bring suit to recover the civil penalty imposed under Subsection (a).

(c) The attorney general may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining an injunction or civil penalty under this section, including court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 27 (S.B. 488), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:46:56Z. Source file · JSON

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