Sec. 1954.352. AMOUNT OF PENALTY. (a) The amount of an administrative penalty may not exceed $10,000 a day for each violation. Each day a violation continues may be considered a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty.
(b) In determining the amount of the penalty, the department shall consider:
(1) the seriousness of the violation;
(2) any hazard created to the health and safety of the public;
(3) the person's history of previous violations; and
(4) any other matter that justice may require.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.282, eff. April 2, 2015.
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