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Tex. Ins. Code § 4005.003

FEES

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff

(a) A general property and casualty agent or personal lines property and casualty agent may charge a client a fee to reimburse the agent for costs the agent incurred in obtaining a motor vehicle record or photograph of property described under Section 4005.002. The fee may not exceed the actual costs to the agent.

(b) For services provided to a client, a property and casualty agent described by Subsection (a) may charge a reasonable fee, including a fee for:

(1) special delivery or postal charges;

(2) printing or reproduction costs;

(3) electronic mail costs;

(4) telephone transmission costs; and

(5) similar costs that the agent incurs on behalf of the client.

(c) A property and casualty agent described by Subsection (a) may charge a client a fee under this section only if, before the agent incurs an expense for the client, the agent:

(1) notifies the client of the agent's fee; and

(2) obtains the client's written consent for each fee to be charged.

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