Sec. 8878.108. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY; INJUNCTION. (a) A person who violates a rule or order of the authority is subject to an administrative penalty of not more than $5,000, as determined by the board, for each violation or each day of a continuing violation. The person shall pay the penalty to the authority.
(b) The authority may bring an action to recover the penalty in a district court in the county where the violation occurred.
(c) The authority may bring an action for injunctive relief in a district court in the county where a violation of an authority rule or order occurs or is threatened to occur. The court may grant to the authority, without bond or other undertaking, a prohibitory or mandatory injunction that the facts warrant, including a temporary restraining order, temporary injunction, or permanent injunction.
(d) The authority may bring an action for an administrative penalty and injunctive relief in the same proceeding.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 829 (S.B. 1870), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
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