{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-165.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 165.003","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, circumstances, 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 to correct the violation; and\n(6) any other matter that justice may require.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE B. PHYSICIANS","CHAPTER 165. PENALTIES","SUBCHAPTER A. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.165.htm#165.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"ad940be7a80026f0fb6a63aba0ec97f7c60fac6af2538ebc060833fa50bac482","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-165.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-165.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}