Tex. Occ. Code Section 165.003
Amount of Penalty

(a)

The amount of an administrative penalty may not exceed $5,000 for each violation. Each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty.

(b)

The amount of the penalty shall be based on:

(1)

the seriousness of the violation, including:

(A)

the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of any prohibited act; and

(B)

the hazard or potential hazard created to the health, safety, or economic welfare of the public;

(2)

the economic harm to property or the environment caused by the violation;

(3)

the history of previous violations;

(4)

the amount necessary to deter a future violation;

(5)

efforts to correct the violation; and

(6)

any other matter that justice may require.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Source: Section 165.003 — Amount of Penalty, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.­165.­htm#165.­003 (accessed Apr. 29, 2024).

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