Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
OCCUPATIONS CODE |
Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS |
Subtitle G. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO HEARING, SPEECH, AND DYSLEXIA |
Chapter 401. SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS |
Subchapter L. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY |
Sec. 401.552. AMOUNT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY
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(a) The amount of the administrative penalty may not be less than $50 or more than $5,000 for each violation. Each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for the purpose of imposing a penalty.
(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 economic harm caused by the violation;
(3) the history of previous violations;
(4) the amount necessary to deter a future violation;
(5) efforts to correct the violation; and
(6) any other matter that justice may require.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 326, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.