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Texas Transportation Code - TRANSP § 21.154. Civil Penalty

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

(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.

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