Sec. 1802.202.  CONSUMER CLAIMS.  (a)  A person who deals with an auctioneer licensed under this chapter and who is aggrieved by an action of the auctioneer as a result of a violation of a contract made with the auctioneer may initiate a claim against the fund by filing with the department a complaint against the auctioneer.
(b)  The department may not pay a claim against an auctioneer who was not licensed at the time of the transaction on which the claim is based.
(c)  The department shall investigate a complaint filed under this section and determine the amount owed to the aggrieved party.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 4.010, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.367, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by: 
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 626 (H.B. 4416), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2023.