{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-83.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 83.005","heading":"RECOVERY.","body":"A person who pays a fee prohibited by this chapter may bring suit for and is entitled to:\n(1) recovery of the fee paid;\n(2) damages equal to three times the fee paid; and\n(3) court costs and reasonable and necessary attorney's fees.\nAdded by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.43(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE G. ATTORNEYS","CHAPTER 83. CERTAIN UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.83.htm#83.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"7bed5620062bed62ee744bf3f20dff758e0a07a8e9fa0e9afaff54b3f53e00fc","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-83.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-83.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}