Tex. Health and Safety Code § 174.010
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 174.010, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 174.010. CIVIL PENALTY.
Official statutory text
(a) A medical facility, research facility, company, or nonprofit organization that violates this chapter is liable to this state for a civil penalty of $10,000 for each violation.
(b) The attorney general may bring an action to recover the civil penalty imposed under this section.
(c) An action under this section may be brought in a district court in:
(1) Travis County; or
(2) a county in which any part of the violation occurs.
(d) The attorney general shall deposit a civil penalty collected under this section in the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund.
(e) The attorney general may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining a civil penalty under this section, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition expenses.
(b) The attorney general may bring an action to recover the civil penalty imposed under this section.
(c) An action under this section may be brought in a district court in:
(1) Travis County; or
(2) a county in which any part of the violation occurs.
(d) The attorney general shall deposit a civil penalty collected under this section in the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund.
(e) The attorney general may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining a civil penalty under this section, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition expenses.
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