{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-481.302","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 481.302","heading":"AMOUNT OF PENALTY.","body":"(a) The amount of the penalty may not exceed $1,000 for each violation, and each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty. The total amount of the penalty assessed for a violation continuing or occurring on separate days under this subsection may not exceed $20,000.\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) the history of previous violations;\n(4) the amount necessary to deter a future violation;\n(5) whether the violator demonstrated good faith, including when applicable whether the violator made good faith efforts to correct the violation; and\n(6) any other matter that justice may require.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1391 (S.B. 1879), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2007.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES","SUBTITLE C. SUBSTANCE ABUSE REGULATION AND CRIMES","CHAPTER 481. TEXAS CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT","SUBCHAPTER H. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.481.htm#481.302","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"6dae6d1d9309223e5a49bc0023ccaac27fd8e41ca51e1161a0ffbd646d7a6717","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-481.301","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-481.303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}