Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 8511.0402 · Subchapter D. REGULATORY POWERS; ENFORCEMENT AND COURT REVIEW PROVISIONS
CIVIL PENALTY; INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person who violates an authority rule or order is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $50 or more than $1,000 for each day of violation.
(b) The authority may sue to recover the penalty in a district court in the county in which the violation occurred. A penalty shall be paid to the authority.
(c) The authority may sue for injunctive relief in a district court in the county in which a violation of a rule or order occurred or is threatened.
(d) The authority may sue for injunctive relief and a penalty in the same proceeding.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.8511.htm
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