Tex. Occ. Code § 351.603 · Subchapter M. OTHER PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS
ENFORCEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL OR BOARD; CIVIL PENALTY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The attorney general or board may institute an action in a district court in the county in which a violation of Section 351.251, 351.403, 351.409, or 351.607 is alleged to have occurred for injunctive relief and a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each violation plus court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.
(b) The attorney general or board may institute an action against a manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer of ophthalmic goods in a district court in the county in which a violation of Section 351.408 is alleged to have occurred for injunctive relief and a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each day of a violation plus court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.351.htm
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Occupations Code
- Tex. Occ. Code § 351.251LICENSE REQUIRED.Printed as Section 351.251, 351.403, 351.409, or 351.607
- Tex. Occ. Code § 351.403FALSE, DECEPTIVE, OR MISLEADING ADVERTISING.Printed as Section 351.251, 351.403, 351.409, or 351.607
- Tex. Occ. Code § 351.408CONTROL OF OPTOMETRY.Printed as Section 351.408
- Tex. Occ. Code § 351.409PROHIBITED ACTIVITY BY UNLICENSED PERSON.Printed as Section 351.251, 351.403, 351.409, or 351.607
- Tex. Occ. Code § 351.607DISPENSING CONTACT LENSES; PENALTY.Printed as Section 351.251, 351.403, 351.409, or 351.607
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