Texas Business & Commerce Code

§ 114.0103 — CIVIL PENALTY

BC § 114.0103Title 5. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES AND SERVICES · Part C. BUSINESS OPERATIONS · Ch. 114. HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION IN COMMERCIAL LODGING ESTABLISHMENTS · Art. C. ENFORCEMENT

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(a)If the operator of a commercial lodging establishment fails to cure a violation of this chapter before the 30th day after the date the operator receives notice of the violation under Section 114.0102, the establishment is liable to this state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $500 for each violation. Each day a violation continues is a separate violation for purposes of imposing the civil penalty.

(b)In determining the amount of a civil penalty to impose under this section, a court must consider:

(1)the seriousness of a violation;

(2)a history of previous violations;

(3)the amount necessary to deter a future violation;

(4)efforts made to correct a violation; and

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 47 (H.B. 390), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2022.