Tex.
Utils. Code Section 15.028
Civil Penalty Against Public Utility, Pay Telephone Service Provider, or Affiliate
(a)
A public utility, customer-owned pay telephone service provider under Section 55.178 (Notice of Inability to Receive Calls), or affiliate is subject to a civil penalty if the utility, provider, or affiliate knowingly violates this title, fails to perform a duty imposed on it, or fails or refuses to obey an order, rule, direction, or requirement of the commission or a decree or judgment of a court.(b)
A civil penalty under this section shall be in an amount of not less than $1,000 and not more than $5,000 for each violation.(c)
A public utility or affiliate commits a separate violation each day it continues to violate Subsection (a).(d)
The attorney general shall file in the name of the commission a suit on the attorney general’s own initiative or at the request of the commission to recover the civil penalty under this section.(b)
A person other than a person subject to Subsection (a) who knowingly violates Section 12.154 (Prohibited Activities) is subject to a civil penalty of $500 for each violation.(c)
A member, officer, or employee of the commission who in any action is found by a preponderance of the evidence to have violated a provision of Section 12.055 (Prohibition on Seeking Another Office) or 12.154 (Prohibited Activities) shall be removed from the person’s office or employment.(d)
A civil penalty under this section is recoverable in a suit filed in the name of the commission by the attorney general on the attorney general’s own initiative or at the request of the commission.
Source:
Section 15.028 — Civil Penalty Against Public Utility, Pay Telephone Service Provider, or Affiliate, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.15.htm#15.028 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
