{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-415.007","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 415.007","heading":"LOANS BY ATTORNEYS PROHIBITED.","body":"(a) An attorney who represents a claimant before the division may not lend money to the claimant during the pendency of the workers' compensation claim.\n(b) The attorney may assist the claimant in obtaining financial assistance from another source if the attorney is not personally liable for the credit extended to the claimant.\nActs 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.271, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION","SUBTITLE A. TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT","CHAPTER 415. ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATIONS","SUBCHAPTER A. PROHIBITED ACTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.415.htm#415.007","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"07512fdef309a5a827ab26ac454712a4be96a53804ec72b662f056c040dde9f5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-415.006","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-415.008"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}