Tex. Transportation Code § 21.154
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 21.154, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 21.154. CIVIL PENALTY.
Official statutory text
(a) A person, including an officer, agent, servant, or employee of a corporation, is liable for a civil penalty if the person:
(1) violates this chapter;
(2) violates an order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the department adopted under this chapter; or
(3) procures or aids a violation of this chapter.
(b) A penalty under this section may not exceed $100 a day for each day of the violation.
(c) The attorney general or the county or district attorney in the county in which the violation occurs shall institute and conduct a suit for the penalty:
(1) in the county in which the violation occurs; and
(2) in the name of the state.
(1) violates this chapter;
(2) violates an order, decision, rule, direction, demand, or requirement of the department adopted under this chapter; or
(3) procures or aids a violation of this chapter.
(b) A penalty under this section may not exceed $100 a day for each day of the violation.
(c) The attorney general or the county or district attorney in the county in which the violation occurs shall institute and conduct a suit for the penalty:
(1) in the county in which the violation occurs; and
(2) in the name of the state.
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