Texas Statutes
§ 573.003 — CIVIL PENALTY; INJUNCTION.
Texas § 573.003
JurisdictionTexas
Code LGLocal Government Code
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Bluebook
Tex. Local Government Code Code Ann. § 573.003 (2026).
Text
Sec. 573.003. CIVIL PENALTY; INJUNCTION.
(a)A person who violates a rule or order adopted by the county, district, or authority under this chapter is liable to the county, district, or authority for a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation. Each day a violation continues is considered a separate violation for purposes of assessing the civil penalty.
(b)A county, district, or authority may bring suit in a district court to:
(1)restrain a violation or threatened violation of a rule or order adopted by the county, district, or authority under this chapter; or
(2)recover a civil penalty authorized by Subsection (a).
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 245, Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 1999. Renumbered from Sec. 422.003 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 21.001(92), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 423.003 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278 ), Sec. 3.76(c)(3), eff. April 1, 2009.
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