Texas Occupations Code Title 15, Chapter 2501 - Personnel Services

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 2501.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Applicant" means a person who: (A) engages the services of a personnel service to secure employment; or (B) is placed with...

SUBCHAPTER C PROHIBITED PRACTICES

• Texas Section 2501.002 - Exception
  This chapter does not apply to: (1) a personnel service operated by the United States, this state, or a municipality of this state; (2) a...
• Texas Section 2501.101 - Prohibited Practices
  (a) An owner, operator, counselor, agent, or employee of a personnel service may not: (1) share or attempt to share a fee paid by a...
• Texas Section 2501.102 - Imposition Of Fee Prohibited Before Employment Offer Accepted
  Notwithstanding any refund policy, an owner, operator, counselor, agent, or employee of a personnel service may not impose a fee on an applicant until the...

SUBCHAPTER E CIVIL LIABILITY

• Texas Section 2501.103 - Charging Of Fee In Excess Of Certain Amount Prohibited If Employment Terminated
  An owner, operator, counselor, agent, or employee of a personnel service may not charge an applicant a fee that exceeds 20 percent of the applicant's...
• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 2501.202 - Injunction And Other Remedies
  A plaintiff in an action filed under Section 2501.201 may obtain: (1) an order enjoining the defendant from violating this chapter; (2) any order necessary...
• Texas Section 2501.203 - Award Of Attorney's Fees
  (a) A plaintiff who prevails in an action filed under Section 2501.201 is entitled to receive court costs and reasonable and necessary attorney's fees. (b)...

SUBCHAPTER F PENALTIES

• Texas Section 2501.204 - Deceptive Trade Practice
  A violation of this chapter is a false, misleading, or deceptive act or practice within the meaning of Section 17.46, Business & Commerce Code, and...
• Texas Section 2501.251 - Criminal Penalty
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly violates this chapter. (b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. Added...
• Texas Section 2501.252 - Trade Secret
  A service file is a trade secret for purposes of Section 31.05, Penal Code. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 6, eff....
• Texas Section 2501.254 - Effect On Other Remedies And Enforcement Powers
  This chapter does not affect a public or private remedy or enforcement power available under other law. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421,...

Last modified: September 28, 2016