Sec. 121.303. PENALTY RECOVERABLE BY VICTIM OF DISCRIMINATION. (a) A penalty of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000 for each violation is recoverable by any person against whom discrimination prohibited by Section 121.104 is committed.
(b) A suit to collect a penalty under this section must be brought in the name of and for the benefit of the person aggrieved.
(c) A person who recovers a penalty under this section is also entitled to reasonable attorney's fees.
(d) The penalty under this section is in addition to a penalty under Section 121.302.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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