{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-730.0123","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 730.0123","heading":"CIVIL SUIT.","body":"(a) A person who sells to a person who is not an authorized recipient personal information obtained by an agency in connection with a motor vehicle record is liable to the person who is the subject of the information for:\n(1) actual damages;\n(2) if the actual damages to the person are less than $2,500, an additional amount so that the total amount of damages equals $2,500; and\n(3) court costs incurred by the person who is the subject of the information in bringing the action.\n(b) A person whose personal information has been disclosed for compensation to a person who is not an authorized recipient may sue for:\n(1) the damages, costs, and fees authorized under Subsection (a);\n(2) injunctive relief; and\n(3) any other equitable remedy determined to be appropriate by the court.\n(c) A district court has exclusive original jurisdiction over a cause of action brought under this section.\nAdded by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (S.B. 15), Sec. 9, eff. June 18, 2021.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE J. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 730. MOTOR VEHICLE RECORDS DISCLOSURE ACT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.730.htm#730.0123","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"fb0ff5f7cd99dccb0fa3bd1350e6c4857bb157a450386bd50fa62153646cc0f7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-730.0122","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-730.013"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}