Sec. 253.176. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) The commission may impose a civil penalty against a person only after a formal hearing as provided by Subchapter E, Chapter 571, Government Code.
(b) The commission shall base the amount of the penalty on:
(1) the seriousness of the violation;
(2) the history of previous violations;
(3) the amount necessary to deter future violations; and
(4) any other matter that justice may require.
(c) A penalty collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the judicial campaign fairness fund.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 763, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 1995.
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