Sen. Glenn Hegar

Sen. Glenn Hegar

SB 1166 by Sen. Glenn Hegar (R-Katy) changes the amount of the civil penalty that may be paid to the state in an action brought by the Consumer Protection Division of the Attorney General’s Office under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act. Current law, §17.47(c), Business & Commerce Code, provides that the trier of fact may award a penalty of not more than $20,000 per violation, and if the violation involved a consumer of 65 years of age or older, an additional $250,000. SB 1166 provides that the minimum amount of the penalty shall be not more than $10,000, not to exceed ten times the amount of actual damages awarded by the trier of fact, or not more than $20,000 per violation, as determined by the trier of fact if the person intentionally committed the violation.

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