{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1802.205","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1802.205","heading":"PAYMENT OF CLAIM.","body":"(a) If the department's determination under Section 1802.202 is not disputed by the auctioneer, the department shall pay the claim from the fund, subject to Section 1802.206.\n(b) If a hearing is held on the department's determination, the department shall pay to the aggrieved party the amount of actual damages as determined by an administrative law judge with the State Office of Administrative Hearings who presided over the hearing, subject to Section 1802.206.\n(c) The amount of actual damages may not include attorney's fees, speculative damages, or lost profits.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 26.052, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.370, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 626 (H.B. 4416), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 11. REGULATION OF SALES AND SOLICITATION","CHAPTER 1802. AUCTIONEERS","SUBCHAPTER E. COMPLAINT PROCEDURES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1802.htm#1802.205","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"67eaab00a85b6f4a80d9e67c4df54446ab6416ae66e8d1be6b7d0b849554c092","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1802.204","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1802.206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}