Texas Statutes
§ 953.159 — CANCELING A LEGAL SERVICE CONTRACT.
Texas § 953.159
JurisdictionTexas
Code OCOccupations Code
This text of Texas § 953.159 (CANCELING A LEGAL SERVICE CONTRACT.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Texas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 953.159 (2026).
Text
Sec. 953.159. CANCELING A LEGAL SERVICE CONTRACT.
(a)A company may cancel a legal service contract by mailing a written notice of cancellation to the legal service contract holder at the legal service contract holder's last known address according to the records of the company. The company must mail the notice before the fifth day preceding the effective date of the cancellation. The notice must state the effective date of the cancellation and the reason for the cancellation.
(b)The company is not required to provide prior notice of cancellation if the legal service contract is canceled because of:
(1)nonpayment of the consideration for the contract;
(2)a material misrepresentation by the legal service contract holder to the company;
(3)a substantial breach of a duty by the legal serv
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Legislative History
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1181, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 953.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 953.002
EXEMPTIONS.§ 953.003
EXEMPTIONS FROM CERTAIN OTHER LAWS.§ 953.151
COMPANY REQUIREMENTS.§ 953.152
GROUP LEGAL SERVICE CONTRACTS.§ 953.153
CONTRACTING ATTORNEY REQUIREMENTS.§ 953.158
VOIDING A LEGAL SERVICE CONTRACT.§ 953.159
CANCELING A LEGAL SERVICE CONTRACT.§ 953.160
LIMITATIONS ON COMPANY NAME.§ 953.161
MISLEADING STATEMENTS PROHIBITED.§ 953.251
DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICE.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Texas § 953.159, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/OC/953.159.