{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-114.0103","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 114.0103","heading":"CIVIL PENALTY.","body":"(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.\n(b) In determining the amount of a civil penalty to impose under this section, a court must consider:\n(1) the seriousness of a violation;\n(2) a history of previous violations;\n(3) the amount necessary to deter a future violation;\n(4) efforts made to correct a violation; and\n(5) any other matter that justice may require.\nAdded by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 47 (H.B. 390), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2022.","path":["BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE","TITLE 5. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES AND SERVICES","SUBTITLE C. BUSINESS OPERATIONS","CHAPTER 114. HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION IN COMMERCIAL LODGING ESTABLISHMENTS","SUBCHAPTER C. ENFORCEMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.114.htm#114.0103","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"36b4efeb2a2495356065441ad2cbf82b3de100a964d5c6527cfe5677e76eb576","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-114.0102","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-114.0104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}