Texas § 1954.401 INJUNCTIVE RELIEF; CIVIL PENALTY.

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§ 1954.401 — INJUNCTIVE RELIEF; CIVIL PENALTY.

Texas § 1954.401

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Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 1954.401 (2026).

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Sec. 1954.401. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF; CIVIL PENALTY.

(a)The commissioner may request the attorney general or the district, county, or city attorney having jurisdiction to bring a civil suit for injunctive relief, the assessment and recovery of a civil penalty, or both, against a person who:

(1)appears to have violated, is violating, or is threatening to violate this chapter or a rule adopted or order issued under this chapter; or

(2)owns a public building or is the owner's agent and has contracted with or otherwise permitted a person who is not licensed or registered under this chapter to perform in the building an activity for which a license or registration is required.

(b)A civil penalty may not exceed $10,000 a day for each violation. Each day a violation occurs or continues to occur i

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Sec. 1954.401. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF; CIVIL PENALTY. (a) The commissioner may request the attorney general or the district, county, or city attorney having jurisdiction to bring a civil suit for injunctive relief, the assessment and recovery of a civil penalty, or both, against a person who:
(1) appears to have violated, is violating, or is threatening to violate this chapter or a rule adopted or order issued under this chapter; or
(2) owns a public building or is the owner's agent and has contracted with or otherwise permitted a person who is not licensed or registered under this chapter to perform in the building an activity for which a license or registration is required.
(b) A civil penalty may not exceed $10,000 a day for each violation. Each day a violation occurs or continues to occur is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty.
(c) In determining the amount of a civil penalty, the court shall consider:
(1) the seriousness of the violation;
(2) any hazard created to the health and safety of the public;
(3) the person's history of previous violations; and
(4) the demonstrated good faith of the person charged with the violation.
(d) A civil penalty recovered in a suit instituted by the attorney general under this chapter shall be deposited in the state treasury. A civil penalty recovered in a suit instituted by a local government under this chapter shall be paid to the local government.