{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-349.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Finance Code § 349.004","heading":"LIABILITY RELATED TO CRIMINAL OFFENSE.","body":"In addition to other applicable penalties, a person who commits an offense under Section 349.502 is liable to the obligor for an amount equal to:\n(1) the principal of and all charges contracted for or collected on each loan made without the authority required by Chapter 342 or 346; and\n(2) reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the obligor.\nActs 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 7.56, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["FINANCE CODE","TITLE 4. REGULATION OF INTEREST, LOANS, AND FINANCED TRANSACTIONS","SUBTITLE B. LOANS AND FINANCED TRANSACTIONS","CHAPTER 349. PENALTIES AND LIABILITIES","SUBCHAPTER A. CIVIL PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FI/htm/FI.349.htm#349.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:13Z","sha256":"e78ce7511eb7c1e557961e222fbf15856cfd6fd36811f63462c6811f5cd0481a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-349.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-349.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}