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TEXAS STATUTES AND CODES
CHAPTER 143. HARMFUL ACCESS BY COMPUTER
CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE
TITLE 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 143. HARMFUL ACCESS BY COMPUTER
Sec. 143.001. CAUSE OF ACTION. (a) A person who is injured or
whose property has been injured as a result of a violation under
Chapter 33, Penal Code, has a civil cause of action if the
conduct constituting the violation was committed knowingly or
intentionally.
(b) A person must bring suit for damages under this section
before the earlier of the fifth anniversary of the date of the
last act in the course of the conduct constituting a violation
under Chapter 33, Penal Code, or the second anniversary of the
date the claimant first discovered or had reasonable opportunity
to discover the violation.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 306, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1,
1989.
Sec. 143.002. DAMAGES. A person who establishes a cause of
action under this chapter is entitled to:
(1) actual damages; and
(2) reasonable attorney's fees and costs.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 306, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1,
1989.