Sec. 557.052. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A lienholder who violates Section 557.051 is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $500 for each violation.

(b) The attorney general may bring an action to collect a civil penalty under this section.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.