{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-823.501","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 823.501","heading":"OFFENSE OF VIOLATING CHAPTER.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person is an insurer or individual and wilfully violates this chapter.\n(b) If the person is an insurer, an offense under Subsection (a) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $50,000 for each violation.\n(c) If the person is an individual, an offense under Subsection (a) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $10,000 for each violation except as provided by Subsection (d) and Section 823.502.\n(d) An offense under Subsection (a) is a felony if the person is an individual and the violation involves the deliberate perpetration of a fraud on the department, an insurer, an insurer's subsidiary, or policyholders. The felony is punishable by:\n(1) imprisonment for a term not to exceed five years;\n(2) a fine not to exceed $10,000 for each violation; or\n(3) both fine and imprisonment under this subsection.\n(e) A fine under this section is in addition to any civil or administrative penalty.\n(f) An individual on whom a fine is imposed under this section shall pay the fine in that person's individual capacity.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 6. ORGANIZATION OF INSURERS AND RELATED ENTITIES","SUBTITLE B. ORGANIZATION OF REGULATED ENTITIES","CHAPTER 823. INSURANCE HOLDING COMPANY SYSTEMS","SUBCHAPTER K. CRIMINAL PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.823.htm#823.501","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"3cc96dc3ae80c31a3858adff547a9e137af9b3c203a2a56512a1817d558a458d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-823.458","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-823.502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}