{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-503.407","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 503.407","heading":"REFUND.","body":"(a) Subject to Subsection (b), the executive council may order a license holder to pay a refund to a consumer as provided in an agreement resulting from an informal settlement conference instead of or in addition to imposing an administrative penalty under Subchapter H, Chapter 507.\n(b) The amount of a refund ordered as provided in an agreement resulting from an informal settlement conference may not exceed the amount the consumer paid to the license holder for a service regulated by this chapter. The executive council may not require payment of other damages or estimate harm in a refund order.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 561 (H.B. 1283), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.080, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE I. REGULATION OF PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELING","CHAPTER 503. LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS","SUBCHAPTER I. DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.503.htm#503.407","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"ce88e61d28e12849a8ff6f43fecbac517bea1d031d4d195474ce8fcabe4c3ded","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-503.401","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-503.452"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}