2025 Texas Statutes
Occupations Code
Title 2 - General Provisions Relating to Licensing
Chapter 58 - Use of Genetic Information
Subchapter C. Disclosure of Genetic Information; Confidentiality; Exceptions
Section 58.105. Civil Penalty

Universal Citation:
TX Occ Code § 58.105 (2025)
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Sec. 58.105. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person who discloses genetic information in violation of Sections 58.102-58.104 is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000.

(b) The attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state to recover a civil penalty under this section, plus reasonable attorney's fees and court costs.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 15.002, eff. September 1, 2005.

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