Sec. 486.022. AMOUNT OF PENALTY  


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  • (a) The amount of the penalty may not exceed $1,000 for each violation, and each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty. The total amount of the penalty assessed for a violation continuing or occurring on separate days under this subsection may not exceed $20,000.

    (b) The amount shall be based on:

    (1) the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation;

    (2) the threat to health or safety caused by the violation;

    (3) the history of previous violations;

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

    (5) whether the violator demonstrated good faith, including when applicable whether the violator made good faith efforts to correct the violation; and

    (6) any other matter that justice may require.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 282 , Sec. 9, eff. August 1, 2005.