Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 321.102
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§ 321.102.
Official statutory text
Sec. 321.102. VIOLATION OF CHAPTER: GENERAL CIVIL PENALTY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. (a) A person who violates this chapter is liable to this state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed the lesser of:
(1) $10 for each unlawful message or unlawful action; or
(2) $25,000 for each day an unlawful message is received or each day an unlawful action is taken.
(b) The attorney general or a prosecuting attorney in the county in which the violation occurs may:
(1) bring an action to recover the civil penalty; and
(2) obtain an injunction to prevent or restrain a violation of this chapter.
(c) The attorney general or prosecuting attorney may recover reasonable expenses incurred in recovering the civil penalty, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition expenses.
(d) Subsection (a) does not apply to a violation of Section 321.107(a).
(1) $10 for each unlawful message or unlawful action; or
(2) $25,000 for each day an unlawful message is received or each day an unlawful action is taken.
(b) The attorney general or a prosecuting attorney in the county in which the violation occurs may:
(1) bring an action to recover the civil penalty; and
(2) obtain an injunction to prevent or restrain a violation of this chapter.
(c) The attorney general or prosecuting attorney may recover reasonable expenses incurred in recovering the civil penalty, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition expenses.
(d) Subsection (a) does not apply to a violation of Section 321.107(a).
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