Tex. Occ. Code § 651.552 · Subchapter L. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES
AMOUNT OF PENALTY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The amount of the administrative penalty shall be not less than $100 or more than $5,000 for each violation.
(b) In determining the amount of the penalty, the commission shall base its decision on:
(1) the seriousness of the violation;
(2) the threat the violation poses to health and safety;
(3) the history of previous violations;
(4) the amount necessary to deter a future violation;
(5) efforts made to correct the violation;
(6) the guidelines adopted under Section 651.5515; and
(7) any other matter that justice requires.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 682, Sec. 1.30, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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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.651.htm
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