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Texas Election Code - ELEC § 253.176. Civil Penalty

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The commission may impose a civil penalty against a person as provided by this subchapter only after a formal hearing as provided by Subchapter E, Chapter 571, Government Code.  1

(b) The commission shall base the amount of the penalty on:

(1) the seriousness of the violation;

(2) the history of previous violations;

(3) the amount necessary to deter future violations;  and

(4) any other matter that justice may require.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., ch. 384 (H.B. 3233), § 17(7).

1  V.T.C.A., Government Code § 571.121 et seq.
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