Tex. Bus. & Com. Code Section 501.053
Civil Penalty; Injunction

(a)

A person who violates Section 501.052 (Privacy Policy Necessary to Require Disclosure of Social Security Number)(a) is liable to this state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $500 for each calendar month during which a violation occurs. The civil penalty may not be imposed for more than one violation that occurs in a month. The attorney general or the prosecuting attorney in the county in which the violation occurs may bring an action to recover the civil penalty imposed under this section.

(b)

The attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state to restrain or enjoin a person from violating Section 501.052 (Privacy Policy Necessary to Require Disclosure of Social Security Number)(a).
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.

Source: Section 501.053 — Civil Penalty; Injunction, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.­501.­htm#501.­053 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

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