Texas § OC.953.001 - DEFINITIONS
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§ OC.953.001. DEFINITIONS
DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Administrator" means the person responsible for the administration of a legal service contract. (2) "Company" means a person who: (A) is contractually obligated to a legal service contract holder under the terms of a legal service contract; (B) enters into a contract with a contracting attorney to provide or obtain covered legal services for a legal service contract holder; and (C) operates as a for-profit legal service contract company. (3) "Contracting attorney" means an attorney who has entered into a contract with a company to provide or obtain covered legal services for a legal service contract holder. (4) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (H.B. 2113 ), Sec. 5(1), and Ch. 967 (S.B. 2065 ), Sec. 8.005(1), eff. September 1, 2019. (5) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (H.B. 2113 ), Sec. 5(1), and Ch. 967 (S.B. 2065 ), Sec. 8.005(1), eff. September 1, 2019. (6) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (H.B. 2113 ), Sec. 5(1), and Ch. 967 (S.B. 2065 ), Sec. 8.005(1), eff. September 1, 2019. (7) "Legal service contract" means an agreement: (A) that is entered into for a separately stated consideration; and (B) under which the company obtains legal services for a legal service contract holder through a contracting attorney. (8) "Legal service contract holder" means the person who purchases or otherwise holds a legal service contract or who is covered under a group legal service contract. (9) "Person" means an individual or a partnership, company, corporation, association, or other private group. (10) "Sales representative" means a person who sells or solicits legal service contracts to a person on behalf of a company. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1181, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (H.B. 2113 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (H.B. 2113 ), Sec. 5(1), eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 967 (S.B. 2065 ), Sec. 8.001, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 967 (S.B. 2065 ), Sec. 8.005(1), eff. September 1, 2019.
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Section OC.953.001 ("DEFINITIONS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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