Texas Occupations Code - Section 51.352. Injunctive Relief; Civil Penalty

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§ 51.352. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF;  CIVIL PENALTY.  (a) The 
attorney general or the executive director may institute an action 
for injunctive relief to restrain a violation by and to collect a 
civil penalty from a person that appears to be in violation of or 
threatening to violate a law establishing a regulatory program 
administered by the department or a rule or order of the commission 
or executive director related to the regulatory program.
	(b)  An action filed under this section must be filed in a 
district court in Travis County.
	(c)  The attorney general and the department may recover 
reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining injunctive relief under 
this section, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, 
investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition expenses.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended 
by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 836, § 37, eff. June 14, 2001.

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