Texas Occupations Code § 451.351 Amount Of Administrative Penalty

Sec. 451.351. AMOUNT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 1.222(149), eff. September 1, 2015.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 1.222(149), eff. September 1, 2015.

(c) The amount of an administrative penalty imposed for a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted or order issued under this chapter may not exceed $500 for each violation, and each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty. The total amount of the penalty assessed for a violation continuing or occurring on separate days under this subsection may not exceed $2,500.

(d) The amount shall be based on:

(1) the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation;

(2) the threat to health or safety caused by the violation;

(3) the history of previous violations;

(4) the amount necessary to deter a future violation;

(5) whether the violator demonstrated good faith, including, when applicable, whether the violator made good faith efforts to correct the violation; and

(6) any other matter that justice may require.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 1.222(149), eff. September 1, 2015.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 1.222(149), eff. September 1, 2015.

(g) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 1.222(149), eff. September 1, 2015.

(h) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 1.222(149), eff. September 1, 2015.

(i) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 1.222(149), eff. September 1, 2015.

(j) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 1.222(149), eff. September 1, 2015.

(k) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 1.222(149), eff. September 1, 2015.

(l) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 1.222(149), eff. September 1, 2015.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.208(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Amended by:

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.164, eff. September 1, 2015.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.165, eff. September 1, 2015.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.222(149), eff. September 1, 2015.

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