{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-61.319","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 61.319","heading":"CIVIL PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person who violates this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter is liable for a civil penalty in addition to any injunctive relief or any other remedy. A civil penalty may not exceed $1,000 a day for each violation.\n(b) The attorney general, at the request of the board, shall bring a civil action to collect a civil penalty under this section.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 232, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 3. HIGHER EDUCATION","SUBTITLE B. STATE COORDINATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION","CHAPTER 61. TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD","SUBCHAPTER G. REGULATION OF PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.61.htm#61.319","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"fca9e62afd09c77c89a642741ee801ad0f1d0188e2e455c31c6d1f4a4feced14","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-61.318","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-61.320"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}