Tex. Finance Code § 303.402: PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF CHAPTER FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTS SUBJECT TO SUBTITLE B.

(a) A person who contracts for, charges, or receives under a contract subject to Chapter 342, 345, 346, 347, 348, or 353, including a contract for an open-end account, a rate or amount of interest or time price differential that exceeds the maximum applicable rate or amount authorized by the applicable chapter or this chapter is subject to a penalty for that violation determined under Chapter 349.

(b) For a contract described by Subsection (a) that contains a rate or amount authorized under this chapter, the failure to perform a duty or comply with a prohibition provided by this chapter is subject to Chapter 349 as if this chapter were in Subtitle B.

Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 7.18(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Amended by:

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 117 (H.B. 2559), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 159 (S.B. 1371), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2023.