{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-349.501","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Finance Code § 349.501","heading":"OFFENSE OF CHARGES EXCEEDING TWICE AMOUNT AUTHORIZED.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person contracts for, charges, or receives interest, time price differential, and other charges that in an aggregate amount exceed twice the total amount of interest, time price differential, and other charges authorized by this subtitle.\n(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $100.\n(c) Each contract or transaction that violates Subsection (a) is a separate offense.\nActs 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["FINANCE CODE","TITLE 4. REGULATION OF INTEREST, LOANS, AND FINANCED TRANSACTIONS","SUBTITLE B. LOANS AND FINANCED TRANSACTIONS","CHAPTER 349. PENALTIES AND LIABILITIES","SUBCHAPTER F. CRIMINAL OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FI/htm/FI.349.htm#349.501","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:13Z","sha256":"e4324e63d29f890705f14e920c3295543b6b1260e8773f3a717ede0bc2ed7d62","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-349.404","next":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-349.502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}