Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 248A.252
Amount of Penalty

(a)

The amount of the penalty 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.

(b)

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)

any previous violations;

(4)

the amount necessary to deter a future violation;

(5)

the efforts made by the violator to correct the violation; and

(6)

any other matter that justice may require.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1168 (S.B. 492), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.

Source: Section 248A.252 — Amount of Penalty, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­248A.­htm#248A.­252 (accessed May 4, 2024).

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