{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-4005.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 4005.003","heading":"FEES.","body":"(a) A general property and casualty agent or personal lines property and casualty agent may charge a client a fee to reimburse the agent for costs the agent incurred in obtaining a motor vehicle record or photograph of property described under Section 4005.002. The fee may not exceed the actual costs to the agent.\n(b) For services provided to a client, a property and casualty agent described by Subsection (a) may charge a reasonable fee, including a fee for:\n(1) special delivery or postal charges;\n(2) printing or reproduction costs;\n(3) electronic mail costs;\n(4) telephone transmission costs; and\n(5) similar costs that the agent incurs on behalf of the client.\n(c) A property and casualty agent described by Subsection (a) may charge a client a fee under this section only if, before the agent incurs an expense for the client, the agent:\n(1) notifies the client of the agent's fee; and\n(2) obtains the client's written consent for each fee to be charged.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 548 (S.B. 1263), Sec. 2.22, eff. September 1, 2007.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 13. REGULATION OF PROFESSIONALS","SUBTITLE A. GENERAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 4005. CONDUCT, DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS, AND SANCTIONS","SUBCHAPTER A. AUTHORIZED CONDUCT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.4005.htm#4005.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"0136027cd1b61344c2ca791a15a4b9f673f8020218fb8efc988c7a2e186f160d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-4005.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-4005.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}