{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-486.022","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 486.022","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 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 282 (H.B. 164), Sec. 9, eff. August 1, 2005.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES","SUBTITLE C. SUBSTANCE ABUSE REGULATION AND CRIMES","CHAPTER 486. OVER-THE-COUNTER SALES OF EPHEDRINE, PSEUDOEPHEDRINE, AND NORPSEUDOEPHEDRINE","SUBCHAPTER C. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.486.htm#486.022","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"43b118d052ef2e33d706fe6356c9f8acbe035d1549c7c817cac04ffa9b98e039","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-486.021","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-486.023"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}