{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-548.202","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 548.202","heading":"CIVIL PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person who wilfully violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter is liable for a civil penalty of not less than $100 or more than $1,000 for:\n(1) each act of violation; and\n(2) each day of violation.\n(b) The attorney general, at the request of the commissioner, shall bring a suit in the name of the state to recover the civil penalty. The suit must be brought:\n(1) in Travis County or the county in which the person resides;\n(2) if more than one person commits the violation, in the county in which any of the persons resides; or\n(3) in the county in which the violation allegedly occurred.\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 548. INSURER INSIDER TRADING AND PROXY REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER C. ENFORCEMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.548.htm#548.202","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"c76eadc1bc1da42b4cb8a8b17da5e53d21d890f98cb6b78015c9585169466bb2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-548.201","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-548.203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}