§ 14.081 Offense Is Violation; Standard of Proof
§ 14.082 Discovery of Shortage; Refusal of Inspection
§ 14.083 Denial, Revocation, Modification, or Suspension of License or Probation
§ 14.084 Operation After Revocation or Suspension of a License or Probation
§ 14.085 Injunction
§ 14.086 Civil Penalty
§ 14.087 Recovery of Court Costs
§ 14.088 Venue

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Terms Used In Texas Agriculture Code Chapter 14 > Subchapter I - Enforcement

  • Consumer: means a person to whom credit is extended in a credit transaction. See Texas Finance Code 347.002
  • Credit document: means a written instrument evidencing a credit transaction and includes all written agreements between each consumer and creditor that relate to that transaction. See Texas Finance Code 347.002
  • Credit transaction: means :
    (A) any sale, loan, or other transaction involving a retail purchase of a manufactured home and under which a person in a written agreement, including a credit sales contract or loan instrument, grants to another person a purchase money lien on the manufactured home to secure an extension of credit that is:
    (i) subject to a finance charge; or
    (ii) payable in more than four installments, not including a down payment; and
    (B) a lease or bailment described by § 347. See Texas Finance Code 347.002
  • Creditor: means a:
    (A) person who extends credit or arranges for the extension of credit in a credit transaction; or
    (B) retailer or broker, as defined by § 1201. See Texas Finance Code 347.002
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Manufactured home: has the meaning assigned by § 1201. See Texas Finance Code 347.002
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.