{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-562.204","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 562.204","heading":"CIVIL PENALTY.","body":"In addition to requesting a temporary or permanent injunction under Section 562.201, the attorney general may request a civil penalty of not more than $20,000 for each violation on a finding by the court that the defendant has engaged in or is engaging in an act or practice defined as unlawful under this chapter or Section 17.46, Business \u0026 Commerce Code.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (H.B. 4341), Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2010.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS","SUBTITLE C. DECEPTIVE, UNFAIR, AND PROHIBITED PRACTICES","CHAPTER 562. UNFAIR METHODS OF COMPETITION AND UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES REGARDING DISCOUNT HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS","SUBCHAPTER E. ENFORCEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.562.htm#562.204","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"32e3e9214c711abe1aec146edb12f65e5bc3ec4f87dea0da34b3f1ad49fa2623","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-562.203","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-562.205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}