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Tex. Fin. Code § 371.306

PENALTY FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS

Known as the Texas Pawnshop Act

The act spans §§ 371–371 (95 sections).

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

(a) A pawnbroker who contracts for, charges, or collects a pawn service charge that is greater than the amount authorized by this chapter or otherwise violates this chapter:

(1) is liable for twice the amount of the pawn service charge contracted for; and

(2) shall return the goods pledged in connection with the pawn transaction on request of the pledgor and payment of the balance due.

(b) A pawnbroker who contracts for, charges, or collects a pawn service charge that is greater than twice the amount authorized by this chapter:

(1) is not entitled to collect any amount on the pawn transaction; and

(2) shall return the goods pledged in connection with the pawn transaction on request of the pledgor.

(c) Subsection (a) or (b) does not apply to a violation that results from an accidental and bona fide error, corrected upon discovery.

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