Sec. 2501.201. LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES. (a) In this section, "knowingly" means actual awareness of the act or practice that is the alleged violation. Actual awareness may be inferred if any objective manifestation indicates that the person acted with actual awareness.
(b) A person who violates this chapter is liable to a person adversely affected by the violation for:
(1) actual damages; or
(2) if the person adversely affected establishes that the violation was committed knowingly, three times the amount of actual damages.
(c) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 102, Sec. 2(2), eff. May 20, 2011.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 6, eff. June 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 102 (S.B. 1168), Sec. 2(2), eff. May 20, 2011.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 565 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 2.02(2), eff. September 1, 2011.
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