Tex. Occ. Code § 702.554 · Subchapter L. ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES
VIOLATION OF INJUNCTION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The attorney general or a district or county attorney may file suit to recover a civil penalty against a person who violates an injunction issued under this subchapter in an amount not to exceed $25,000 for a single violation. If more than one civil penalty is assessed against the same person, the total amount of civil penalties assessed under this section may not exceed $50,000.
(b) Venue for a suit filed under this section is in the district court that issued the injunction that is the subject of the civil penalty.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Source of truth
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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.702.htm
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