{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-351.603","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 351.603","heading":"ENFORCEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL OR BOARD; CIVIL PENALTY.","body":"(a) The attorney general or board may institute an action in a district court in the county in which a violation of Section 351.251, 351.403, 351.409, or 351.607 is alleged to have occurred for injunctive relief and a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each violation plus court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.\n(b) The attorney general or board may institute an action against a manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer of ophthalmic goods in a district court in the county in which a violation of Section 351.408 is alleged to have occurred for injunctive relief and a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each day of a violation plus court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE F. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO EYES AND VISION","CHAPTER 351. OPTOMETRISTS AND THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETRISTS","SUBCHAPTER M. OTHER PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.351.htm#351.603","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"123e2f90b0dbe3586e815b7583208503f81b81beb7dde0bcd735ba04f2741a74","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-351.602","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-351.604"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}