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Section 1303.355. Administrative Penalty

TX Occ Code § 1303.355 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 1303.355. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) The commission may impose an administrative penalty as provided by Subchapter O, Chapter 1101, on a person who violates this chapter or a rule adopted or order issued by the commission under this chapter.

(b) The amount of an administrative penalty may not exceed $5,000 for each violation. Each day a violation continues or occurs may be considered a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty.

(c) In determining the amount of the penalty, the administrator shall consider:

(1) the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation;

(2) the economic harm caused by the violation;

(3) the history of previous violations;

(4) the amount necessary to deter a future violation;

(5) efforts to correct the violation; and

(6) any other matter that justice may require.

(d) The commission by rule shall adopt a schedule of administrative penalties based on the criteria listed in Subsection (c) for violations subject to an administrative penalty under this section to ensure that the amount of a penalty imposed is appropriate to the violation.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1411 (S.B. 914), Sec. 57, eff. September 1, 2007.

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