Texas Health and Safety Code
§ 146.019 — ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY
HS § 146.019Title 2. HEALTH · Part G. LICENSES AND OTHER REGULATION · Ch. 146. TATTOO AND CERTAIN BODY PIERCING STUDIOS
Statute text
View on source(a)The department may impose an administrative penalty against a person who violates a rule adopted under Section 146.007 or an order adopted or license issued under this chapter.
(b)The penalty for a violation may be in an amount not to exceed $5,000. Each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty.
(c)The amount of the penalty shall be based on:
(1)the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of any prohibited acts, and 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;
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Legislative history
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0451, eff. April 2, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1639(52), eff. April 2, 2015.