2025 Texas Statutes
Occupations Code
Title 11 - Regulation of Sales and Solicitation
Chapter 1801 - Commission Merchants
Subchapter D. Actions Against Commission Merchants
Section 1801.154. Consignor's Remedies

Universal Citation:
TX Occ Code § 1801.154 (2025)
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Sec. 1801.154. CONSIGNOR'S REMEDIES. (a) If a commission merchant fails to comply with a provision of Subchapter C, except Section 1801.103(a), (c), or (d), the commission merchant and the surety company or sureties required by Section 1801.052 are:

(1) liable for all actual damages incurred by the consignor resulting from the failure; and

(2) subject to a penalty of not less than $100 or more than $500.

(b) The consignor may recover the damages and penalty by filing suit for the actual damages and penalty.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

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