{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2301.474","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.474","heading":"PAYMENT OF COSTS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OR CIVIL PROCEEDING.","body":"(a) A manufacturer, distributor, or representative may not require a franchised dealer to compensate the manufacturer or distributor for any court costs, attorney's fees, or other expenses incurred in an administrative or civil proceeding arising under this chapter.\n(b) This section does not prohibit a manufacturer and a franchised dealer from entering into an agreement to share costs in a proceeding in which the dealer and manufacturer have the same or similar interests.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 5, eff. June 1, 2003.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 14. REGULATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRANSPORTATION","SUBTITLE A. REGULATIONS RELATED TO MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 2301. SALE OR LEASE OF MOTOR VEHICLES","SUBCHAPTER J. MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AND REPRESENTATIVES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2301.htm#2301.474","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"30a9d76fcddbe3bd65bda7343b96235f5571b4bd0c0de999b120303689d9472a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2301.473","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2301.4749"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}