Tex. Occupations Code § 901.552
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 901.552, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 901.552. AMOUNT OF PENALTY.
Official statutory text
(a) The amount of an administrative penalty may not exceed $100,000 for each violation.
(b) In determining the amount of the penalty, the board shall consider:
(1) the seriousness of the violation, including:
(A) the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of any prohibited act; and
(B) the hazard or potential hazard to the public;
(2) the economic damage to property caused by the violation;
(3) the history of previous violations;
(4) the amount necessary to deter a future violation;
(5) efforts to correct the violation; and
(6) any other matter that justice may require.
(c) The board by rule shall adopt a schedule for purposes of this subchapter that prescribes ranges in the amounts of administrative penalties to be imposed for specified types of conduct and circumstances.
(b) In determining the amount of the penalty, the board shall consider:
(1) the seriousness of the violation, including:
(A) the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of any prohibited act; and
(B) the hazard or potential hazard to the public;
(2) the economic damage to property caused by the violation;
(3) the history of previous violations;
(4) the amount necessary to deter a future violation;
(5) efforts to correct the violation; and
(6) any other matter that justice may require.
(c) The board by rule shall adopt a schedule for purposes of this subchapter that prescribes ranges in the amounts of administrative penalties to be imposed for specified types of conduct and circumstances.
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