{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-248a.252","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 248A.252","heading":"AMOUNT OF PENALTY.","body":"(a) The amount of the penalty may not exceed $500 for each violation, and each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty.\n(b) The amount shall be based on:\n(1) the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation;\n(2) the threat to health or safety caused by the violation;\n(3) any previous violations;\n(4) the amount necessary to deter a future violation;\n(5) the efforts made by the violator to correct the violation; and\n(6) any other matter that justice may require.\nAdded by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1168 (S.B. 492), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2015.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 4. HEALTH FACILITIES","SUBTITLE B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES","CHAPTER 248A. PRESCRIBED PEDIATRIC EXTENDED CARE CENTERS","SUBCHAPTER F. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.248A.htm#248A.252","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"5ebf3f087b5d2b579f6b33e95684824d8e02e9f84276657b3167304c29b81153","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-248a.2515","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-248a.253"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}