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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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OCCUPATIONS CODE |
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Title 6. REGULATION OF ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE, LAND SURVEYING, AND RELATED PRACTICES |
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Subtitle B. REGULATION OF ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED PRACTICES |
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Chapter 1051. TEXAS BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL EXAMINERS; GENERAL PROVISIONS AFFECTING ARCHITECTS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS; PROVISIONS AFFECTING ONLY ARCHITECTS |
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Article 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLYING TO ARCHITECTS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS |
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Subchapter I. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY |
Sec. 1051.452. AMOUNT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY
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(a) The amount of an administrative penalty may not exceed $5,000.
(b) In determining the amount of a penalty, the board shall consider:
(1) the seriousness of the conduct that is the ground for imposing the penalty, including:
(A) the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of any relevant act or omission; and
(B) the hazard or potential hazard created to the health or safety of the public;
(2) the economic damage to property caused by the conduct;
(3) the history of previous grounds for imposing a penalty on the person who engaged in the conduct;
(4) the amount necessary to deter future conduct that is a ground for imposing a penalty;
(5) efforts to correct the conduct that is a ground for imposing a penalty; and
(6) any other matter that justice may require.
(c) The board by rule shall adopt an administrative penalty schedule for violations of this subtitle or board rules to ensure that the amounts of penalties imposed are appropriate to the violation. The board must provide the administrative penalty schedule to the public on request.