{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-4008.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 4008.001","heading":"UNENFORCEABILITY OF ILLEGAL CONTRACTS.","body":"A person may not base a suit on a contract if the person:\n(1) made or engaged in the performance of the contract in violation of this title or a rule, order, or requirement under this title; or\n(2) acquired any purported right under the contract with knowledge of the facts by reason of which the contract's making or performance was in violation of this title or a rule, order, or requirement under this title.\nAdded by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 491 (H.B. 4171), Sec. 1.01, eff. January 1, 2022.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 12. SECURITIES ACT","CHAPTER 4008. PRIVATE RIGHTS OF ACTION","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.4008.htm#4008.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"c4133d71cdd1458457ac12661d5c572ff39078804aadb8664343786464c5bf6c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-4007.209","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-4008.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}