Tex. Elec. Code § 253.176 · Subchapter F. JUDICIAL CAMPAIGN FAIRNESS ACT
CIVIL PENALTY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The commission may impose a civil penalty against a person as provided by this subchapter only after a formal hearing as provided by Subchapter E, Chapter 571, Government Code.
(b) The commission shall base the amount of the penalty on:
(1) the seriousness of the violation;
(2) the history of previous violations;
(3) the amount necessary to deter future violations; and
(4) any other matter that justice may require.
(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 384 (H.B. 3233), Sec. 17(7), eff. June 2, 2019.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 763, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 384 (H.B. 3233), Sec. 15, eff. June 2, 2019.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 384 (H.B. 3233), Sec. 17(7), eff. June 2, 2019.
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