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Government Code §2001.903
In force on Sep 10, 2021 · this text took effect Sep 01, 2019 · same as today's text
RECOVERY OF ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS IN CONTESTED CASES INVOLVING FRIVOLOUS REGULATORY ACTION
The administrative law judge in a contested case may award a person, in addition to all other costs allowed by law or rule, an amount not to exceed $1 million for reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred in defending against a frivolous regulatory action during the case if there is no judicial review of the decision in the case and:
(1) the person prevails in the case; and
(2) there is a final determination that the regulatory action is frivolous.
History: Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 504 (S.B. 27 ), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2019.
Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Oct 17, 2019 to Nov 08, 2026.
Every version on file
- Effective Sep 01, 2019 · seen Oct 2019–Nov 2026
Attorney General opinions that cite it
- AC-0005 (Sep 10, 2021): Whether an executive order is enforceable as a “law” under subsection 1.07(a)(30) of the Penal Code
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