{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-571.177","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 571.177","heading":"FACTORS CONSIDERED FOR ASSESSMENT OF SANCTION.","body":"The commission shall consider the following factors in assessing a sanction:\n(1) the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, consequences, extent, and gravity of the violation;\n(2) the history and extent of previous violations;\n(3) the demonstrated good faith of the violator, including actions taken to rectify the consequences of the violation;\n(4) the penalty necessary to deter future violations; and\n(5) any other matters that justice may require.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1993.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 5. OPEN GOVERNMENT; ETHICS","SUBTITLE B. ETHICS","CHAPTER 571. TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER F. ENFORCEMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.571.htm#571.177","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"62028387d7029f808b5ac6cf37d5e5a3464c6946fc6647d29ca34102254ab179","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-571.176","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-572.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}