Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 146.020 — CIVIL PENALTY; INJUNCTION

HS § 146.020Title 2. HEALTH · Part G. LICENSES AND OTHER REGULATION · Ch. 146. TATTOO AND CERTAIN BODY PIERCING STUDIOS

Statute text

(a)If it appears that a person has violated or is violating this chapter or an order issued or a rule adopted under this chapter, the commissioner may request the attorney general or the district attorney, county attorney, or municipal attorney in the jurisdiction where the violation is alleged to have occurred, is occurring, or may occur to institute a civil suit for:

(1)an order enjoining the violation;

(2)a permanent or temporary injunction, a temporary restraining order, or other appropriate remedy, if the department shows that the person has engaged in or is engaging in a violation;

(3)the assessment and recovery of a civil penalty; or

(4)both injunctive relief and a civil penalty.

(b)A civil penalty may not exceed $5,000 a day for each violation. Each day the violation occurs constitutes a separate violation for the purposes of the assessment of a civil penalty.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1528, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.