{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-548.3065","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 548.3065","heading":"ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.","body":"(a) In lieu of criminal proceedings for a violation of Section 548.306, the department may impose an administrative penalty against a person who knowingly violates this chapter or a rule adopted by the commission under this chapter.\n(b) The amount of the administrative penalty may not exceed $1,000 for each violation. The aggregate penalty for multiple violations may not exceed $10,000. Each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty.\n(c) For purposes of Subsection (a), the procedures for determining and administering an administrative penalty against a person charged with violating this chapter are the same as those prescribed by Section 643.251 for determining and administering an administrative penalty against a motor carrier under that section.\n(c-1) The environmental commission may impose an administrative penalty on a person in the amount of not more than $500 for each violation of this subchapter or a rule adopted by the environmental commission under this subchapter.\n(d) An administrative penalty collected under this section shall be deposited in a special account in the general revenue fund and may be used only by the department.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1075, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1202 (S.B. 197), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 986 (S.B. 766), Sec. 62, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE C. RULES OF THE ROAD","CHAPTER 548. INSPECTION OF VEHICLES","SUBCHAPTER F. MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.548.htm#548.3065","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"5d7ca2b2dd6588ab29227e74d3c345d237f80c391a1f5da301977fc326a79c51","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-548.306","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-548.307"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}