{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-541.111","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 541.111","heading":"CIVIL PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.","body":"(a) A person who is found by a court to have violated a cease and desist order issued under Section 541.108 is liable to the state for a penalty. The state may recover the penalty in a civil action.\n(b) The penalty may not exceed $50 unless the court finds the violation to be wilful, in which case the penalty may not exceed $500.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS","SUBTITLE C. DECEPTIVE, UNFAIR, AND PROHIBITED PRACTICES","CHAPTER 541. UNFAIR METHODS OF COMPETITION AND UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES","SUBCHAPTER C. DETERMINATION OF UNFAIR METHODS OF COMPETITION AND UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES; SANCTIONS AND PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.541.htm#541.111","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"268267a9032732fb033b8a640e346e848a59dd771781c93ebd3af55ccbe734f9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-541.110","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-541.151"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}