Sec. 203.452. AMOUNT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY  


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  • (a) The amount of the administrative penalty may not exceed $5,000 for each violation. Each day a violation continues is a separate violation.

    (b) The amount shall be based on:

    (1) the seriousness of the violation;

    (2) the history of previous violations;

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

    (4) efforts made to correct the violation; and

    (5) any other matter that justice may require.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1240 , Sec. 49, eff. September 1, 2005.