Texas Codes

Tex. Lab. Code § 64.003 (2026)

Action To Enforce Redemption; Penalty

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Sec. 64.003. ACTION TO ENFORCE REDEMPTION; PENALTY. (a) A holder who under Section 64.002 presents an employer's evidence of indebtedness and demands redemption is entitled, if the person using the employer's evidence of indebtedness refuses redemption, to recover from that person:

(1) the value of the employer's evidence of indebtedness;

(2) a penalty in an amount equal to 25 percent of the amount due; and

(3) costs of court and reasonable attorney's fees.

(b) The holder may bring an action under Subsection (a) in the holder's own name.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.18(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2021–2021 · leading case: Precision Toxicology, LLC v. MacRory (S.D. Cal. 2021).
Precision Toxicology, LLC v. MacRory (S.D. Cal. 2021). · cites it 2× “But MacRory incorrectly asserts that Texas Labor Code 28 1 § 64.”
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