Sec. 391.126. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) In addition to being subject to a criminal penalty or injunctive action, a person who intentionally violates this subchapter is liable to the state for a civil penalty. The attorney general may sue to collect the penalty.
(b) The amount of a civil penalty under this section is not less than $500 or more than $1,000 for each violation, depending on the seriousness of the violation. A separate penalty may be collected for each day a continuing violation occurs.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 442, Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 1999.
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