Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 1801.055 - Suit on Bond(a) A person damaged by a breach of a condition of the bond may bring suit and recover under the bond.(b) The suit shall be filed in the county in which the bond is filed.(c) A bond is not void on first recovery and may be sued on until the total amount is exhausted.(d) If the amount of the bond is reduced to $1,500 or less, the commission merchant shall file a new bond in an amount equal to $3,000. The new bond is liable for all future contracts entered into by the commission merchant and a consignor.(e) A commission merchant who does not file a new bond under Subsection (d) may not do business in this state.Tex. Occ. Code § 1801.055
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1999.