Division of Civil Penalty

Sec. 7.107. DIVISION OF CIVIL PENALTY. Except in a suit brought for a violation of Chapter 28 of this code or of Chapter 401, Health and Safety Code, a civil penalty recovered in a suit brought under this subchapter by a local government shall be divided as follows: (1) the first $4.3 million of the amount recovered shall be divided equally between: (A) the state; and (B) the local government that brought the suit; and (2) any amount recovered in excess of $4.3 million shall be awarded to the state. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 543 (H.B. 1794), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.