Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
OCCUPATIONS CODE |
Title 12. PRACTICES AND TRADES RELATED TO WATER, HEALTH, AND SAFETY |
Subtitle B. PRACTICES RELATED TO HEALTH AND SAFETY |
Chapter 1954. ASBESTOS HEALTH PROTECTION |
Subchapter H. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY |
Sec. 1954.352. AMOUNT OF PENALTY
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(a) The amount of an administrative penalty may not exceed $10,000 a day for each violation. Each day a violation continues may be considered a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty.
(b) In determining the amount of the penalty, the commissioner shall consider:
(1) the seriousness of the violation;
(2) any hazard created to the health and safety of the public;
(3) the person's history of previous violations; and
(4) any other matter that justice may require.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.