{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1301.702","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1301.702","heading":"AMOUNT OF PENALTY.","body":"(a) The amount of an administrative penalty may not exceed $5,000 for each violation. Each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty.\n(b) The amount of the penalty shall be based on:\n(1) the seriousness of the violation, including:\n(A) the nature, circumstance, extent, and gravity of any prohibited act; 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 property or the environment caused by the violation;\n(3) the history of previous violations;\n(4) the amount necessary to deter a future violation;\n(5) efforts made to correct the violation; and\n(6) any other matter that justice may require.\n(c) The board by rule or through procedures adopted by the board and published in the Texas Register shall develop a standardized penalty schedule based on the criteria listed in Subsection (b).\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 819, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 8. REGULATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND INDUSTRIAL TRADES","CHAPTER 1301. PLUMBERS","SUBCHAPTER N. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1301.htm#1301.702","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"c41007fe811d85b606b1faaaa2b0bc0e7d9c248e89dbf4b2e418045de9d01b06","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1301.701","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1301.703"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}