Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 161.406 — ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY

HS § 161.406Title 2. HEALTH · Part H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS · Ch. 161. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS · Art. Q. INSTALLATION OF ASBESTOS

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(a)The department may impose an administrative penalty on a contractor who violates this subchapter.

(b)The amount of the penalty may not exceed $10,000 a day for a violation. Each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for the purpose of imposing a penalty.

(c)The penalty amount shall be based on:

(1)the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation;

(2)the history of previous violations;

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

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 416, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.