Texas § 301.502 AMOUNT OF PENALTY.

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§ 301.502 — AMOUNT OF PENALTY.

Texas § 301.502

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Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 301.502 (2026).

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Sec. 301.502. AMOUNT OF PENALTY.

(a)The amount of the administrative penalty may not exceed $5,000 for each violation. Each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty.

(b)The amount of the penalty shall be based on:

(1)the seriousness of the violation, including:

(A)the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of any prohibited acts; and

(B)the hazard or potential hazard created to the health, safety, or economic welfare of the public;

(2)the economic harm to property or the environment caused by the violation;

(3)the history of previous violations;

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

(5)efforts made to correct the violation; and

(6)any other matter that justice may require.

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Sec. 301.502. AMOUNT OF PENALTY. (a) The amount of the administrative penalty may not exceed $5,000 for each violation. Each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty.
(b) The amount of the penalty shall be based on:
(1) the seriousness of the violation, including:
(A) the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of any prohibited acts; and
(B) the hazard or potential hazard created to the health, safety, or economic welfare of the public;
(2) the economic harm to property or the environment caused by the violation;
(3) the history of previous violations;
(4) the amount necessary to deter a future violation;
(5) efforts made to correct the violation; and
(6) any other matter that justice may require.

Legislative History

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 889 (H.B. 2426 ), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2007.