2009 Texas Code
CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE
TITLE 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 134. TEXAS THEFT LIABILITY ACT
CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE
TITLE 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 134. TEXAS THEFT LIABILITY ACT
Sec. 134.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as the
Texas Theft Liability Act.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 4.05(a), eff. Aug. 28,
1989.
Sec. 134.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation,
association, or other group, however organized.
(2) "Theft" means unlawfully appropriating property or
unlawfully obtaining services as described by Section 31.03,
31.04, 31.05, 31.06, 31.07, 31.11, 31.12, 31.13, or 31.14, Penal
Code.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 4.05(a), eff. Aug. 28,
1989. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 858, Sec. 4, eff.
Sept. 1, 1999.
Sec. 134.003. LIABILITY. (a) A person who commits theft is
liable for the damages resulting from the theft.
(b) A parent or other person who has the duty of control and
reasonable discipline of a child is liable for theft committed by
the child.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 4.05(a), eff. Aug. 28,
1989.
Sec. 134.004. SUIT. A suit under this chapter may be brought in
the county where the theft occurred or in the county where the
defendant resides.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 4.05(a), eff. Aug. 28,
1989.
Sec. 134.005. RECOVERY. (a) In a suit under this chapter, a
person who has sustained damages resulting from theft may
recover:
(1) under Section 134.003(a), from a person who commits theft,
the amount of actual damages found by the trier of fact and, in
addition to actual damages, damages awarded by the trier of fact
in a sum not to exceed $1,000; or
(2) from a parent or other person who has the duty of control
and reasonable discipline of a child, for an action brought under
Section 134.003(b), the amount of actual damages found by the
trier of fact, not to exceed $5,000.
(b) Each person who prevails in a suit under this chapter shall
be awarded court costs and reasonable and necessary attorney's
fees.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 4.05(a), eff. Aug. 28,
1989.
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