Tex. Occ. Code § 2001.602 · Subchapter M. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY
AMOUNT OF PENALTY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The amount of the administrative penalty may not exceed $1,000 for each violation. Each day a violation continues or occurs may be considered a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty.
(b) In determining the amount of the penalty, the director shall consider:
(1) the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the prohibited acts;
(2) the history of previous violations;
(3) the amount necessary to deter future violations;
(4) efforts to correct the violation; and
(5) any other matter that justice may require.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1114, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2001.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 17dc7f42ddb7ace6b70510d8fc17c6288c67d9ce30cd2b3d2d0a9c84e0082e90
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
Cited by 1 provision
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Occ. Code § 2001.602. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.