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Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 4007.154. Civil Penalty

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

(a) On the commissioner's request, the attorney general may, in addition to other remedies, seek a civil penalty to be paid to the state in an amount that, when added to the amount of any administrative fine previously assessed under Section 4007.106(b), does not exceed:

(1) the greater of:

(A) $20,000 per violation;  or

(B) the gross amount of any economic benefit gained by the person or company as a result of the commission of the act or practice;  and

(2) if the act or practice was committed against a person 65 years of age or older, an additional amount of not more than $250,000.

(b) The attorney general may seek a civil penalty under this section either in:

(1) an action under Section 4007.152;  or

(2) a separate action in district court.

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