Tex. Transportation Code § 397.0125

This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 397.0125, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.

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§ 397.0125. CIVIL PENALTY.

Official statutory text

(a) In addition to the penalty provided by Section 397.012, a person who operates an automotive wrecking and salvage yard in violation of this chapter is liable for a civil penalty of not less than $500 or more than $1,000 for each violation. A separate penalty may be imposed for each day a continuing violation occurs.

(b) The district or county attorney for the county, or the municipal attorney of the municipality, in which the violation is alleged to have occurred may bring suit to collect the penalty.

(c) A penalty collected under this section by a district or county attorney shall be deposited in the county treasury. A penalty collected under this section by a municipal attorney shall be deposited in the municipal treasury.

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