Tex. Transp. Code Section 397.0125
Civil Penalty

(a)

In addition to the penalty provided by Section 397.012 (Penalty), a person who operates an automotive wrecking and salvage yard in violation of this chapter is liable for a civil penalty of not less than $500 or more than $1,000 for each violation. A separate penalty may be imposed for each day a continuing violation occurs.

(b)

The district or county attorney for the county, or the municipal attorney of the municipality, in which the violation is alleged to have occurred may bring suit to collect the penalty.

(c)

A penalty collected under this section by a district or county attorney shall be deposited in the county treasury. A penalty collected under this section by a municipal attorney shall be deposited in the municipal treasury.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 562 (S.B. 1992), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.

Source: Section 397.0125 — Civil Penalty, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.­397.­htm#397.­0125 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

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