Tex. Gov't Code § 571.1731 · Subchapter F. ENFORCEMENT
WAIVER OR REDUCTION OF LATE FILING PENALTY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person may request the waiver or reduction of a civil penalty under Section 305.033(b) or 572.033(b) of this code or Section 254.042(b), Election Code, by submitting an affidavit to the executive director that states the filer's reasons for requesting a waiver or reduction.
(b) The commission may waive or reduce a civil penalty if the commission finds that a waiver or reduction is in the public interest and in the interest of justice. The commission shall consider the following before acting to waive or reduce a civil penalty:
(1) the facts and circumstances supporting the person's request for a waiver or reduction;
(2) the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, consequences, extent, and gravity of the violation, and the amount of the penalty;
(3) any history of previous violations by the person;
(4) the demonstrated good faith of the person, including actions taken to rectify the consequences of the violation;
(5) the penalty necessary to deter future violations; and
(6) any other matter that justice may require.
(c) After hearing the waiver request, the commission may affirm, reduce, or waive the civil penalty.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 249, Sec. 1.32, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.571.htm
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