Section 114.0103 - Civil Penalty(a) If the operator of a commercial lodging establishment fails to cure a violation of this chapter before the 30th day after the date the operator receives notice of the violation under Section 114.0102, the establishment is liable to this state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $500 for each violation. Each day a violation continues is a separate violation for purposes of imposing the civil penalty. (b) In determining the amount of a civil penalty to impose under this section, a court must consider: (1) the seriousness of a violation; (2) a history of previous violations; (3) the amount necessary to deter a future violation; (4) efforts made to correct a violation; and (5) any other matter that justice may require.Tex. Bus. and Comm. Code § 114.0103
Added by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 47,Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/2022.