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Tex. Local Government Code § 502.051: WRITTEN CONTRACT REQUIRED FOR BUSINESS RECRUITMENT OR DEVELOPMENT.
Where this section sits in the code
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
- TITLE 12. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
- SUBTITLE C1. ADDITIONAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROVISIONS APPLYING TO MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- CHAPTER 502. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO TYPE A AND TYPE B CORPORATIONS
- SUBCHAPTER B. CORPORATE POWERS AND LIMITATIONS
(a) Except under a written contract approved by the corporation's board of directors, a corporation may not pay compensation, including a commission or fee, or another thing of value to a broker, agent, or other third party who:
(1) is involved in business recruitment or development; and
(2) is not an employee of the corporation.
(b) A corporation that violates Subsection (a) is liable to this state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $10,000.
(c) The attorney general may bring an action to recover the civil penalty in a district court in Travis County or the county in which the violation occurred.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.01, eff. April 1, 2009.
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