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House Bill 2573 |
House Author: Johnson et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-15 |
Senate Sponsor: Lucio |
House Bill 2573 amends the Business & Commerce Code to specify that, for purposes of making deceptive trade practices unlawful, the term "false, misleading, or deceptive acts or practices" includes using a foreign language translation of a title or other word in reference to a person who is not an attorney in order to imply that the person is authorized to practice law in the United States. A district or county attorney is not required to obtain the permission of the consumer protection division of the office of the attorney general to prosecute an actor for such a false and misleading translation under the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act if that attorney provides proper prior written notice to the division. Three-fourths of any civil penalty awarded by a court in such an action prosecuted by a district or county attorney must be paid to the county where the court is located.