Texas Statutes
§ 1801.151 — REQUIREMENT TO OBTAIN WRITTEN LICENSE.
Texas § 1801.151
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Bluebook
Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 1801.151 (2026).
Text
Sec. 1801.151. REQUIREMENT TO OBTAIN WRITTEN LICENSE.
(a)A commission merchant must obtain the express written license from the owner or consignor of goods, or a person authorized by the owner or consignor, before the commission merchant may, directly or indirectly, purchase or reserve an interest in the consigned goods in the merchant's name or in the name or through the instrumentality of another, for the merchant's benefit or for the benefit of another, or as an agent of any other person.
(b)On violation by a commission merchant of Subsection (a), the owner of the goods is entitled to recover from the commission merchant a penalty in an amount equal to half of the value of the goods.
(c)An action for a penalty under Subsection (b) must be brought in the county in which:
(1)the sale
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Legislative History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Nearby Sections
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§ 1801.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 1801.002
APPLICATION OF CHAPTER.§ 1801.051
BOND REQUIRED.§ 1801.052
BOND TERMS AND CONDITIONS.§ 1801.053
BOND APPROVAL.§ 1801.054
RECORDING OF BOND.§ 1801.055
SUIT ON BOND.§ 1801.101
CONTRACT PERFORMANCE.§ 1801.102
SALE OF GOODS.§ 1801.104
ACCOUNTING.§ 1801.105
REMITTANCE OF SALE PROCEEDS.§ 1801.151
REQUIREMENT TO OBTAIN WRITTEN LICENSE.§ 1801.152
FALSE CHARGES.§ 1801.153
SALE WITHOUT BOND.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
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