Texas Transportation Code
§ 391.254 — CIVIL PENALTY
TN § 391.254Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part H. HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION · Ch. 391. HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION ON INTERSTATE AND PRIMARY SYSTEMS AND CERTAIN ROADS · Art. I. PROHIBITION OF SIGNS ON CERTAIN HIGHWAYS
Statute text
View on source(a)A person who violates Section 391.252 is liable to the state for a civil penalty of not less than $500 or more than $1,000 for each violation, depending on the seriousness of the violation. A separate penalty may be imposed for each day a continuing violation occurs.
(b)The attorney general, the district or county attorney for the county, or the municipal attorney of the municipality in which the violation is alleged to have occurred may bring suit to collect the penalty.
(c)A civil penalty collected by the attorney general under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund.
(d)Before a suit may be brought for a violation of Section 391.252, the attorney general, the district or county attorney for the county, or the municipal attorney of the municipality in which the violation is alleged to have occurred shall give the owner of the commercial sign a written notice that:
(1)describes the violation and specific location of the sign found to be in violation;
(2)states the amount of the proposed penalty for the violation; and
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Legislative history
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 964 (S.B. 2006), Sec. 29, eff. June 15, 2017.