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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8511.0402: CIVIL PENALTY; INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
Where this section sits in the code
- SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE
- TITLE 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER
- SUBTITLE G. RIVER AUTHORITIES
- CHAPTER 8511. NUECES RIVER AUTHORITY
- SUBCHAPTER D. REGULATORY POWERS; ENFORCEMENT AND COURT REVIEW PROVISIONS
(a) A person who violates an authority rule or order is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $50 or more than $1,000 for each day of violation.
(b) The authority may sue to recover the penalty in a district court in the county in which the violation occurred. A penalty shall be paid to the authority.
(c) The authority may sue for injunctive relief in a district court in the county in which a violation of a rule or order occurred or is threatened.
(d) The authority may sue for injunctive relief and a penalty in the same proceeding.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 914 (H.B. 3530), Sec. 1.03, eff. April 1, 2023.
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