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Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 161.404. Civil Penalty

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

(a) A contractor who violates this subchapter is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 a day for each violation. Each day of violation constitutes a separate violation for purposes of penalty assessment.

(b) In determining the amount of the civil penalty, the court shall consider:

(1) the contractor's previous violations;

(2) the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation;

(3) whether the health and safety of the public was threatened by the violation;

(4) the demonstrated good faith of the contractor; and

(5) the amount necessary to deter future violations.

(c) The attorney general or the appropriate district or county attorney, in the name of the state, may bring an action under this section in a district court of Travis County or of a county in which any part of the violation occurs.

(d) The party bringing the suit may:

(1) combine a suit to assess and recover civil penalties with a suit for injunctive relief brought under Section 161.403; or

(2) file a suit to assess and recover civil penalties independently of a suit for injunctive relief.

(e) A penalty collected under this section by the attorney general shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund. A penalty collected under this section by a district or county attorney shall be deposited to the credit of the general fund of the county in which the suit was heard.

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