{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-51.359","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 51.359","heading":"REFUND.","body":"(a) Subject to Subsection (b), the commission or executive director may order a license holder to pay a refund to a consumer as provided in an agreed settlement, default order, or commission order instead of or in addition to imposing an administrative penalty or sanction.\n(b) The amount of a refund ordered may not exceed the amount the consumer paid to the license holder for a service regulated by the department. The commission or executive director may not require payment of other damages or estimate harm in a refund order.\nAdded by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1560), Sec. 1.10, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO LICENSING","CHAPTER 51. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER G. OTHER PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.51.htm#51.359","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"feba6859c7b136d9044ccac1a80034ac04a4f7c5e3ffc70985c7b3ed47e46b6f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-51.358","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-51.401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}