Texas Statutes
§ 1103.553 — CIVIL PENALTY FOR FILING FRIVOLOUS COMPLAINT.
Texas § 1103.553
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Bluebook
Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 1103.553 (2026).
Text
Sec. 1103.553. CIVIL PENALTY FOR FILING FRIVOLOUS COMPLAINT.
(a)A certified or licensed appraiser who files against another certified or licensed appraiser a complaint that the board determines to be frivolous is liable for a civil penalty.
(b)The amount of a civil penalty imposed under this section may not be less than $1,000 or more than $10,000.
(c)At the request of the board, the attorney general or a district or county attorney may bring an action in district court to recover a civil penalty under this section.
(d)A civil penalty recovered in an action brought under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 106, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Nearby Sections
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§ 1103.001
SHORT TITLE.§ 1103.002
PURPOSE.§ 1103.003
DEFINITIONS.§ 1103.004
APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.§ 1103.006
APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT.§ 1103.052
BOARD MEMBERSHIP.§ 1103.0521
MEMBERSHIP AND EMPLOYEE RESTRICTIONS.§ 1103.053
QUALIFICATIONS OF APPOINTED MEMBERS.§ 1103.054
ELIGIBILITY OF PUBLIC MEMBERS.§ 1103.0545
TRAINING.§ 1103.055
TERMS; VACANCIES.§ 1103.056
OFFICERS; EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.§ 1103.057
GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.§ 1103.058
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