Texas Occupations Code

§ 101.251 — CIVIL PENALTY

OC § 101.251Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part A. PROVISIONS APPLYING TO HEALTH PROFESSIONS GENERALLY · Ch. 101. HEALTH PROFESSIONS COUNCIL · Art. F. ENFORCEMENT

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(a)A person who violates this chapter is liable to the state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000 for each violation. Each day a violation occurs constitutes a separate violation.

(b)The attorney general may initiate an action under this section by filing suit in a district court in Travis County or in the county in which the violation occurred.

(c)The attorney general may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining a civil penalty under this section, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, reasonable investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition expenses.

(d)A civil penalty recovered under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury.

Legislative history

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.