Texas Statutes

§ 1103.553 — CIVIL PENALTY FOR FILING FRIVOLOUS COMPLAINT.

Texas § 1103.553
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Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 1103.553 (2026).

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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.

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