22 Tex. Admin. Code § 535.191

Current through Reg. 49, No. 24; June 14, 2024

Section 535.191 - Schedule of Administrative Penalties

(a) The Commission may suspend or revoke a license or take other disciplinary action authorized by the Act in addition to or instead of assessing the administrative penalties set forth in this section.

(b) The administrative penalties set forth in this section take into consideration all of the criteria listed in §1101.702(b) of the Act.

(c) An administrative penalty range of $100 - $1,500 per violation per day may be assessed for violations of the following sections of the Act and Rules:

(1) §1101.552;

(2) §1101.652(a)(3);

(3) §1101.652(a)(8);

(4) §1101.652(a-1)(3);

(5) §1101.652(b)(23);

(6) §1101.652(b)(29);

(7) §1101.652(b)(33);

(8) 22 TAC § 535.21(a);

(9) 22 TAC § 535.53;

(10) 22 TAC § 535.65;

(11) 22 TAC § 535.91(d);

(12) 22 TAC § 535.121;

(13) 22 TAC § 535.154;

(14) 22 TAC § 535.155;

(15) 22 TAC § 535.157; and

(16) 22 TAC § 535.300.

(d) An administrative penalty range of $500 - $3,000 per violation per day may be assessed for violations of the following sections of the Act and Rules:

(1) §§1101.652(a)(4) - (7);

(2) §1101.652(a-1)(2);

(3) §1101.652(b)(1);

(4) §§1101.652(b)(7) - (8);

(5) §1101.652(b)(12);

(6) §1101.652(b)(14);

(7) §1101.652(b)(22);

(8) §1101.652(b)(28);

(9) §§1101.652(b)(30) - (31);

(10) §1101.654(a);

(11) 22 TAC § 531.18;

(12) 22 TAC § 531.20;

(13) 22 TAC § 535.2;

(14) 22 TAC § 535.6(c) - (d);

(15) 22 TAC § 535.16;

(16) 22 TAC § 535.17; and

(17) 22 TAC § 535.144.

(e) An administrative penalty range of $1,000 - $5,000 per violation per day may be assessed for violations of the following sections of the Act and Rules:

(1) §1101.351;

(2) §1101.366(d);

(3) §1101.557(b);

(4) §1101.558;

(5) §§1101.559(a) and (c);

(6) §1101.560;

(7) §1101.561(b);

(8) §1101.615;

(9) §1101.651;

(10) §1101.652(a)(2);

(11) §1101.652(a-1)(1);

(12) §§1101.652(b)(2) - (6);

(13) §§1101.652(b)(9) - (11);

(14) §1101.652(b)(13);

(15) §§1101.652(b)(15) - (21);

(16) §§1101.652(b)(24) - (27);

(17) §1101.652(b)(32);

(18) 22 TAC § 535.141(f);

(19) 22 TAC §§ 535.145- 535.148; and

(20) 22 TAC § 535.156.

(f) The Commission may assess an additional administrative penalty of up to two times that assessed under subsections (c), (d) and (e) of this section, subject to the maximum penalties authorized under §1101.702(a) of the Act, if a person has a history of previous violations.

22 Tex. Admin. Code § 535.191

The provisions of this §535.191 adopted to be effective December 30, 2007, 32 TexReg 9995; amended to be effective January 1, 2011, 35 TexReg 11693; amended to be effective September 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 5212; amended by Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 50, December 12, 2014, TexReg 9693, eff. 1/1/2015; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 47, November 20, 2015, TexReg 8249, eff. 1/1/2016; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 36, September 2, 2016, TexReg 6742, eff. 9/7/2016; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 48, December 1, 2017, TexReg 6804, eff. 12/6/2017; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 49, December 7, 2018, TexReg 7907, eff. 12/9/2018; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 50, December 13, 2019, TexReg 7709, eff. 12/11/2019; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 11, March 12, 2021, TexReg 1644, eff. 3/16/2021; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 47, November 24, 2023, TexReg 6914, eff. 11/29/2023