Tex. Occupations Code § 101.251
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 101.251, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 101.251. CIVIL PENALTY.
Official statutory text
(a) A person who violates this chapter is liable to the state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000 for each violation. Each day a violation occurs constitutes a separate violation.
(b) The attorney general may initiate an action under this section by filing suit in a district court in Travis County or in the county in which the violation occurred.
(c) The attorney general may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining a civil penalty under this section, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, reasonable investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition expenses.
(d) A civil penalty recovered under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury.
(b) The attorney general may initiate an action under this section by filing suit in a district court in Travis County or in the county in which the violation occurred.
(c) The attorney general may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining a civil penalty under this section, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, reasonable investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition expenses.
(d) A civil penalty recovered under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury.
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