{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-57.051","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 57.051","heading":"CERTAIN PROVISIONS VOID.","body":"The following provisions contained in a dealer agreement are void:\n(1) any provision that purports to elect the application of a law of another state instead of the law of this state; and\n(2) any provision that requires a dealer to pay attorney's fees incurred by the supplier.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1039 (H.B. 3079), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.","path":["BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE","TITLE 4. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND AGREEMENTS","CHAPTER 57. AGRICULTURAL, CONSTRUCTION, INDUSTRIAL, MINING, FORESTRY, LANDSCAPING, AND OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT DEALER AGREEMENTS","SUBCHAPTER B. PROVISIONS REGARDING DEALER AGREEMENT OR DEALERSHIP"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.57.htm#57.051","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"efbcf4de1a0f2890437db1e0a16338b86b9884a06471d9d2d7b4daa61790e6f8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-57.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-57.052"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}