{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-545.702","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 545.702","heading":"CIVIL ACTION; PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person who is injured by a violation of Section 545.057 may bring a civil action for damages.\n(b) A person may bring an action to restrain a violation or threatened violation of Section 545.057.\n(c) If it is found in a civil action that a person or entity has released or disclosed a test result or allowed a test result to become known in violation of Section 545.057, the person or entity is liable for:\n(1) actual damages;\n(2) a civil penalty of:\n(A) not more than $1,000 if the release or disclosure was negligent; or\n(B) not less than $1,000 or more than $5,000 if the release or disclosure was wilful; and\n(3) court costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the person bringing the action.\n(d) A defendant in a civil action brought under this section is not entitled to claim a privilege as a defense to the action.\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 545. HIV TESTING","SUBCHAPTER O. SANCTIONS; PENALTIES; INJUNCTIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.545.htm#545.702","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"de1a0624f0ab12f4c9473e6994515fcc8223284534c1b598c817b6f6f3e2d6c3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-545.701","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-545.703"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}