Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 304.254 · Subchapter F. ENFORCEMENT
DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The amount of an administrative penalty imposed under this subchapter must be based on:
(1) the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation;
(2) any history of previous violations;
(3) the amount necessary to deter a future violation;
(4) any effort to correct the violation; and
(5) any other matter that justice may require.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.304.htm
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