Sec. 644.152. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person who does not permit an inspection authorized by Section 644.104 is liable to the state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000.
(b) The attorney general may sue to collect the penalty in:
(1) the county in which the violation is alleged to have occurred; or
(2) Travis County.
(c) The penalty provided by this section is in addition to the penalty provided by Section 644.151.
(d) Each day a person refuses to permit an inspection described by Subsection (a) is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.151(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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