Amount of Penalty

Sec. 604.302. AMOUNT OF PENALTY. (a) The amount of an administrative penalty may not exceed $1,000 for each violation. Each day a violation continues is a separate violation. (b) The amount of the penalty shall be based on: (1) the seriousness of the violation; (2) the history of previous violations; (3) the amount necessary to deter a future violation; (4) efforts made to correct the violation; and (5) any other matter that justice requires. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.