Texas § BC.606.003 - REINSTATEMENT OF CERTAIN SERVICES FOR ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS

§ BC.606.003. REINSTATEMENT OF CERTAIN SERVICES FOR ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS

REINSTATEMENT OF CERTAIN SERVICES FOR ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS. (a) A military service member who suspends or terminates a service under Section 606.002 and whose period of active duty military service has ended may reinstate the service by providing: (1) a written notice of reinstatement to the service provider of the suspended or terminated service; and (2) a document evidencing proof of the date the active duty military service ends not later than the 90th day after the date on which the service member's active duty military service ended. (b) A service provider that receives a written notice of reinstatement of a service and the documentation required by Subsection (a)(2) shall: (1) resume providing the same services the service provider provided to the military service member on the same terms and conditions agreed to by the service member and the service provider before the suspension or termination of those services took effect; or (2) if the same services are no longer available, provide services that are substantially similar to the services that were suspended or terminated. (c) A service provider shall reinstate a service as provided by Subsection (b) within a reasonable time, but not later than the 30th day after the date the service provider receives a written notice of reinstatement. (d) A service provider may not charge a penalty, fee, loss of deposit, or other additional cost due to a reinstatement of services under this section. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 888 (H.B. 3066 ), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2017.