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Amend CSSB 1247 in SECTION 6 of the bill, following added Section 393.308(d), Finance Code (Senate committee printing, page 4, between lines 42 and 43), by inserting the following:
(e) Notwithstanding Section 14.252, the commissioner may assess an administrative penalty in an amount not to exceed $2,000 for each violation, against a credit access business that violates this section, regardless of whether the violation is knowing or willful.
(f) A consumer may maintain an action under this section for any violation of this section. In any suit filed under this section, a consumer may recover:
(1) damages in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for each violation, and
(2) court costs and reasonable and necessary attorney's fees.
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