Tex. Occ. Code § 2052.303 · Subchapter G. DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES; PENALTIES
CIVIL PENALTY; INJUNCTION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A court may assess a civil penalty against a person who violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter. The amount of the penalty may not exceed $1,000 for each violation.
(b) The attorney general or the department may file a civil suit to:
(1) assess and recover a civil penalty under Subsection (a); or
(2) enjoin a person who violates or threatens to violate this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter from continuing the violation or threat.
(c) Venue for a suit filed under Subsection (b) is in a district court in Travis County.
(d) A civil penalty assessed under this section shall be paid to this state.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2052.htm
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- 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
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