Texas § 32.0421 ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION.

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§ 32.0421 — ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION.

Texas § 32.0421

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Tex. Human Resources Code Code Ann. § 32.0421 (2026).

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Sec. 32.0421. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION.

(a)The commission may impose an administrative penalty on a person who does not comply with a request for information made under Section 32.0424 (a).

(b)The amount of the penalty may not exceed $10,000 for each day of noncompliance that occurs after the 180th day after the date of the request. The amount shall be based on:

(1)the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation;

(2)the economic harm caused by the violation;

(3)the history of previous violations;

(4)the amount necessary to deter a future violation;

(5)efforts to correct the violation; and

(6)any other matter that justice may require.

(c)The enforcement of the penalty may be stayed during t

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Sec. 32.0421. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION. (a) The commission may impose an administrative penalty on a person who does not comply with a request for information made under Section 32.0424 (a).
(b) The amount of the penalty may not exceed $10,000 for each day of noncompliance that occurs after the 180th day after the date of the request. The amount shall be based on:
(1) the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation;
(2) the economic harm caused by the violation;
(3) the history of previous violations;
(4) the amount necessary to deter a future violation;
(5) efforts to correct the violation; and
(6) any other matter that justice may require.
(c) The enforcement of the penalty may be stayed during the time the order is under judicial review if the person pays the penalty to the clerk of the court or files a supersedeas bond with the court in the amount of the penalty. A person who cannot afford to pay the penalty or file the bond may stay the enforcement by filing an affidavit in the manner required by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure for a party who cannot afford to file security for costs, subject to the right of the commission to contest the affidavit as provided by those rules.
(d) The attorney general may sue to collect the penalty.
(e) A proceeding to impose the penalty is considered to be a contested case under Chapter 2001 , Government Code.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 88, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 4.116, eff. April 2, 2015. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1098 (S.B. 1342 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.