Sec. 781.402. CIVIL PENALTY

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(a) A person who violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 a day.
(b) At the request of the department, the attorney general may bring an action to recover a civil penalty authorized under this section.
(c) The attorney general may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining a civil penalty under this section, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition expenses.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 808 , Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2005.

                    
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