Texas Occupations Code

§ 205.402 — INJUNCTIVE RELIEF; CIVIL PENALTY

OC § 205.402Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part C. OTHER PROFESSIONS PERFORMING MEDICAL PROCEDURES · Ch. 205. ACUPUNCTURE · Art. I. CRIMINAL PENALTIES AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS

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(a)The acupuncture board, the attorney general, or a district or county attorney may bring a civil action to compel compliance with this chapter or to enforce a rule adopted under this chapter.

(b)In addition to injunctive relief or any other remedy provided by law, a person who violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter is liable to the state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $2,000 for each violation.

(c)Each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a civil penalty.

(d)The attorney general, at the request of the acupuncture board or on the attorney general's own initiative, may bring a civil action to collect a civil penalty. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 3.32, eff. September 1, 2005.