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Tex. Fin. Code § 345.005

ITEMIZED CHARGE

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Cavazos v. Mid-State Trust II (In Re Hillsborough Holdings Corp.) (2001)

Most recently applied in Cavazos v. Mid-State Trust II (In Re Hillsborough Holdings Corp.) (September 2001)

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff

An amount charged to a retail buyer in a retail installment contract or retail charge agreement is an itemized charge if the amount is not included in the cash price and is the amount of:

(1) fees prescribed by law for filing, recording, or otherwise perfecting, releasing, or satisfying a security interest created in connection with a retail installment transaction or nonfiling insurance premiums as authorized by Section 345.212;

(2) fees for registration or a certificate of title;

(3) any taxes;

(4) fees or charges prescribed by law and connected with the sale or inspection of the goods or services subject to the contract or agreement;

(5) premiums and other charges for insurance authorized by Subchapter E;

(6) official fees for a construction permit or the filing or recording of a construction permit;

(7) a documentary fee authorized under Section 345.251;

(8) in a retail installment transaction involving modernization, rehabilitation, repair, alteration, improvement, or construction of real property, reasonable and necessary costs, including amounts, paid by the holder:

(A) for title insurance or title examination and opinion that does not exceed the amount set by the commissioner of insurance for title insurance for the transaction;

(B) to a person who is not a salaried employee of the holder for an appraisal or inspection or for investigating the credit standing or creditworthiness of the retail buyer; or

(C) to an attorney who is not a salaried employee of the holder as a legal fee for the preparation of documents in connection with the transaction; and

(9) charges for a debt cancellation agreement under Chapter 354.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.