Section 2306.042 - Amount of Penalty(a) The amount of an administrative penalty may not exceed $1,000 for each violation. Each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty.(b) The amount of the penalty shall be based on:(1) the seriousness of the violation, including:(A) the nature, circumstance, extent, and gravity of any prohibited act; and(B) the hazard or potential hazard created to the health, safety, or economic welfare of the public;(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 may require.(c) The board by rule or through procedures adopted by the board and published in the Texas Register shall develop a standardized penalty schedule based on the criteria listed in Subsection (b).Tex. Gov't. Code § 2306.042
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1341, Sec. 10, eff. 9/1/2007.