Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 142.0175
Expenses and Costs for Collection of Civil or Administrative Penalty


(a)

If the attorney general brings an action against a person under Section 142.013 (Injunction) or 142.014 (Civil Penalty) or to enforce an administrative penalty assessed under Section 142.0173 (Notice and Payment of Administrative Penalty; Judicial Review; Refund) and an injunction is granted against the person or the person is found liable for a civil or administrative penalty, the attorney general may recover, on behalf of the attorney general and the department, reasonable expenses and costs.

(b)

For purposes of this section, reasonable expenses and costs include expenses incurred by the department and the attorney general in the investigation, initiation, and prosecution of an action, including reasonable investigative costs, attorney’s fees, witness fees, and deposition expenses.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1191, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Source: Section 142.0175 — Expenses and Costs for Collection of Civil or Administrative Penalty, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­142.­htm#142.­0175 (accessed May 4, 2024).

142.001
Definitions
142.002
License Required
142.003
Exemptions from Licensing Requirement
142.004
License Application
142.005
Compliance Record in Other States
142.006
License Issuance
142.007
Notice of Drug Testing Policy
142.008
Branch Office
142.009
Surveys
142.010
Fees
142.011
Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of License
142.0011
Scope, Purpose, and Implementation
142.0012
Controlling Person
142.012
Powers and Duties
142.013
Injunction
142.014
Civil Penalty
142.017
Administrative Penalty
142.018
Reports of Abuse, Exploitation, or Neglect
142.019
Certain Physician Referrals Prohibited
142.020
Disposal of Special or Medical Waste
142.021
Administration of Medication
142.022
Exemptions for Nursing Students and Medication Aide Trainees
142.023
Rules for Administration of Medication
142.024
Home Health Medication Aide Training Programs
142.0025
Temporary License
142.025
Issuance and Renewal of Home Health Medication Aide Permit
142.026
Fees for Issuance and Renewal of Home Health Medication Aide Permit
142.027
Violation of Home Health Medication Aide Permits
142.028
Emergency Suspension of Home Health Medication Aide Permits
142.029
Administration of Medication
142.030
Dispensing Dangerous Drugs or Controlled Substances
142.041
Definition
142.042
Policy
142.043
Employee Training
142.044
Authorized Disposal
142.0061
Possession of Sterile Water or Saline
142.0062
Possession of Certain Vaccines or Tuberculin
142.0063
Possession of Certain Dangerous Drugs
142.0065
Display of License
142.0085
Alternate Delivery Site License
142.0091
Training
142.0092
Consumer Complaint Data
142.0093
Retaliation Prohibited
142.0094
Use of Regulatory Survey Reports and Other Documents
142.0095
Investigations of Home and Community Support Services Agencies Providing Hospice Services
142.0104
Change in Application Information
142.0105
License Renewal
142.0145
Violation of Law Relating to Advance Directives
142.0171
Notice
142.0172
Hearing
142.0173
Notice and Payment of Administrative Penalty
142.0174
Use of Administrative Penalty
142.0175
Expenses and Costs for Collection of Civil or Administrative Penalty
142.0201
Registration for Evacuation

Accessed:
May 4, 2024

§ 142.0175’s source at texas​.gov