Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 17.926
This is the official text of Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 17.926, part of Texas’s Business & Commerce Code — governs commercial transactions and general business practices.
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§ 17.926. CIVIL PENALTY.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person who violates this subchapter is liable to this state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $500 for each violation. Each sale of a donated item is considered a separate violation for purposes of this subsection.
(b) The total amount of penalties that may be imposed under Subsection (a) may not exceed $2,000 for donated items sold during a single transaction.
(c) In determining the amount of the civil penalty imposed under this section, the court shall consider the amount necessary to deter future violations.
(d) The attorney general or the prosecuting attorney in the county in which the violation occurs may bring an action to recover the civil penalty imposed under this section. In this subsection, "prosecuting attorney" has the meaning assigned by Section 41.101, Government Code.
(b) The total amount of penalties that may be imposed under Subsection (a) may not exceed $2,000 for donated items sold during a single transaction.
(c) In determining the amount of the civil penalty imposed under this section, the court shall consider the amount necessary to deter future violations.
(d) The attorney general or the prosecuting attorney in the county in which the violation occurs may bring an action to recover the civil penalty imposed under this section. In this subsection, "prosecuting attorney" has the meaning assigned by Section 41.101, Government Code.
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