Texas Occupations Code

§ 165.003 — AMOUNT OF PENALTY

OC § 165.003Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part B. PHYSICIANS · Ch. 165. PENALTIES · Art. A. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES

Statute text

(a)The amount of an administrative penalty may not exceed $5,000 for each violation. Each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty.

(b)The amount of the penalty shall be based on:

(1)the seriousness of the violation, including:

(A)the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of any prohibited act; and

(B)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;

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Legislative history

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