Tex.
Health & Safety Code Section 401.384
Administrative Penalty
(a)
The department may assess an administrative penalty as provided by this section and Sections 401.385-401.390 against a person who causes, suffers, allows, or permits a violation of a provision of this chapter relating to an activity under the department’s jurisdiction, a rule adopted by the executive commissioner under this chapter, an order issued by the department under this chapter, or a condition of a license or registration issued by the department under this chapter.(b)
The penalty for each violation may not exceed $10,000 a day for a person who violates this chapter or a rule, order, license, or registration issued under this chapter. Each day a violation continues may be considered a separate violation.(c)
In determining the amount of the penalty, the department shall consider:(1)
the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the prohibited acts and the hazard or potential hazard created to the public health or safety;(2)
the history of previous violations;(3)
the amount necessary to deter future violations;(4)
efforts to correct the violation; and(5)
any other matters that justice requires.
Source:
Section 401.384 — Administrative Penalty, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.401.htm#401.384
(accessed Jun. 5, 2024).