Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
GOVERNMENT CODE |
Title 5. OPEN GOVERNMENT; ETHICS |
Subtitle B. ETHICS |
Chapter 571. TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION |
Subchapter F. ENFORCEMENT |
Sec. 571.177. FACTORS CONSIDERED FOR ASSESSMENT OF SANCTION
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The commission shall consider the following factors in assessing a sanction:
(1) the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, consequences, extent, and gravity of the violation;
(2) the history and extent of previous violations;
(3) the demonstrated good faith of the violator, including actions taken to rectify the consequences of the violation;
(4) the penalty necessary to deter future violations; and
(5) any other matters that justice may require.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1993.