Section 591.022 - Civil Penalty(a) A person who intentionally violates the rights guaranteed by this subtitle to a person with an intellectual disability is liable to the person injured by the violation in an amount of not less than $100 or more than $5,000.(b) A person who recklessly violates the rights guaranteed by this subtitle to a person with an intellectual disability is liable to the person injured by the violation in an amount of not less than $100 or more than $1,000.(c) A person who intentionally releases confidential information or records of a person with an intellectual disability in violation of law is liable to the person injured by the unlawful disclosure for $1,000 or three times the actual damages, whichever is greater.(d) A cause of action under this section may be filed by: (2) the injured person's parent, if the person is a minor;(3) a guardian, if the person has been adjudicated incompetent; or(4) the injured person's next friend in accordance with Rule 44, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.(e) The cause of action may be filed in a district court in Travis County or in the county in which the defendant resides.(f) This section does not supersede or abrogate other remedies existing in law.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 591.022
Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1,Sec. 3.1407, eff. 4/2/2015.Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1991.