Tex. Occupations Code § 205.402
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 205.402, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 205.402. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF; CIVIL PENALTY.
Official statutory text
(a) The acupuncture board, the attorney general, or a district or county attorney may bring a civil action to compel compliance with this chapter or to enforce a rule adopted under this chapter.
(b) In addition to injunctive relief or any other remedy provided by law, a person who violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter is liable to the state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $2,000 for each violation.
(c) Each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a civil penalty.
(d) The attorney general, at the request of the acupuncture board or on the attorney general's own initiative, may bring a civil action to collect a civil penalty.
(b) In addition to injunctive relief or any other remedy provided by law, a person who violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter is liable to the state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $2,000 for each violation.
(c) Each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a civil penalty.
(d) The attorney general, at the request of the acupuncture board or on the attorney general's own initiative, may bring a civil action to collect a civil penalty.
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