{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-393.503","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Finance Code § 393.503","heading":"DAMAGES.","body":"(a) A consumer injured by a violation of this chapter is entitled to recover:\n(1) actual damages in an amount not less than the amount the consumer paid the credit services organization;\n(2) reasonable attorney's fees; and\n(3) court costs.\n(b) A consumer who prevails in an action under this section may also be awarded punitive damages.\nActs 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["FINANCE CODE","TITLE 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMERS OF FINANCIAL SERVICES","CHAPTER 393. CREDIT SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS","SUBCHAPTER F. CRIMINAL PENALTIES AND CIVIL REMEDIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FI/htm/FI.393.htm#393.503","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:13Z","sha256":"8ac5a5466b93e71c751343ad4d61e176c60725c5c7379bb418388013afcbf435","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-393.502","next":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-393.504"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}