Sec. 607.102. CIVIL PENALTIES. (a) A merchant who wilfully violates a rule adopted by the attorney general under Section 607.052 is liable to this state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $5,000.

(b) A merchant who negligently fails to make a report within the period prescribed by Section 607.053, or who has had at least three reports made under that section within a 24-month period as a result of the merchant failing to comply with Subchapter B, is liable to this state for a civil penalty of at least $1,000 but not more than $5,000 for each violation.

(c) The attorney general may bring an action to recover a civil penalty imposed under this section.

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (H.B. 2945), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.