{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-953.159","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 953.159","heading":"CANCELING A LEGAL SERVICE CONTRACT.","body":"(a) A company may cancel a legal service contract by mailing a written notice of cancellation to the legal service contract holder at the legal service contract holder's last known address according to the records of the company. The company must mail the notice before the fifth day preceding the effective date of the cancellation. The notice must state the effective date of the cancellation and the reason for the cancellation.\n(b) The company is not required to provide prior notice of cancellation if the legal service contract is canceled because of:\n(1) nonpayment of the consideration for the contract;\n(2) a material misrepresentation by the legal service contract holder to the company;\n(3) a substantial breach of a duty by the legal service contract holder; or\n(4) cancellation of the contract by the legal service contract holder.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1181, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 5. REGULATION OF FINANCIAL AND LEGAL SERVICES","SUBTITLE B. LEGAL SERVICES","CHAPTER 953. REGULATION OF FOR-PROFIT LEGAL SERVICE CONTRACT COMPANIES","SUBCHAPTER D. PRACTICE BY LEGAL SERVICE CONTRACT COMPANIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.953.htm#953.159","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"c427d9d2e297a407e98a823d5e3fa39f1c1fd89fee094f9ab58b2cff6269d63c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-953.158","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-953.160"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}