{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-84.022","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 84.022","heading":"PENALTY AMOUNT.","body":"(a) The penalty for a violation may not exceed $25,000, unless a greater or lesser penalty is specified by this code or another insurance law of this state.\n(b) The amount of the penalty shall be based on:\n(1) the seriousness of the violation, including:\n(A) the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation; and\n(B) the hazard or potential hazard created to the health, safety, or economic welfare of the public;\n(2) the economic harm to the public interest or public confidence caused by the violation;\n(3) the history of previous violations;\n(4) the amount necessary to deter a future violation;\n(5) efforts to correct the violation;\n(6) whether the violation was intentional; and\n(7) any other matter that justice may require.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 101, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 2. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE","SUBTITLE B. DISCIPLINE AND ENFORCEMENT","CHAPTER 84. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES","SUBCHAPTER B. IMPOSITION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.84.htm#84.022","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"288f349a7fe6597411b28e6d5cbe13cf8706b2e3cdb4f4f748b8fd87c12e7db7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-84.021","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-84.041"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}