Texas § 454.3521 ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.

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§ 454.3521 — ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.

Texas § 454.3521

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Bluebook

Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 454.3521 (2026).

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Sec. 454.3521. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.

(a)The board may impose an administrative penalty against a person licensed under this chapter who violates this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter.

(b)The penalty may not exceed $200, and each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for the purpose of imposing a penalty. The amount of the penalty shall be determined according to the sanctions schedule under Section 454.3025 .

(c)The person may stay enforcement during the time the order is under judicial review if the person pays the penalty to the court clerk 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 enforcement by filing an affidavit like that required by t

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Sec. 454.3521. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) The board may impose an administrative penalty against a person licensed under this chapter who violates this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter.
(b) The penalty may not exceed $200, and each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for the purpose of imposing a penalty. The amount of the penalty shall be determined according to the sanctions schedule under Section 454.3025 .
(c) The person may stay enforcement during the time the order is under judicial review if the person pays the penalty to the court clerk 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 enforcement by filing an affidavit like that required by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure for a party who cannot afford to file security for costs, except that the board may contest the affidavit as provided by those rules.
(d) A proceeding to impose an administrative penalty is subject to Chapter 2001 , Government Code.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.218(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 535 (S.B. 317 ), Sec. 4.21, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 535 (S.B. 317 ), Sec. 4.21, eff. September 1, 2019.