{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-264.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 264.002","heading":"AMOUNT OF PENALTY.","body":"(a) The amount of the 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 executive director or a board subcommittee, of which, at least one member is a public member of the board, shall determine the amount of the penalty based on a standardized penalty schedule. The board by rule shall develop the schedule 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 welfare of the public;\n(2) the economic damage 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.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE D. DENTISTRY","CHAPTER 264. PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS","SUBCHAPTER A. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.264.htm#264.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"2667e825824e5faef410155d9864260d64dd3aeb3f8520f19671c3368eef1d80","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-264.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-264.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}