{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-301.502","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 301.502","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 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 acts; 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.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 889 (H.B. 2426), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2007.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE E. REGULATION OF NURSING","CHAPTER 301. NURSES","SUBCHAPTER K. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.301.htm#301.502","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"1c574d2f698e17dce5ec0ab678ca7be8e2793af8dd2f48a564e1c91d03e00f3d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-301.501","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-301.503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}