{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-728.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 728.003","heading":"CIVIL PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person who violates Section 728.002 is subject to a civil penalty of:\n(1) not more than $500 for a first violation;\n(2) not less than $500 or more than $1,000 for a second violation; or\n(3) not less than $1,000 or more than $5,000 for a third or subsequent violation.\n(b) On a finding by the trier of fact that a person wilfully or with conscious indifference violated Section 728.002, the court may triple the penalty due under Subsection (a).\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE J. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 728. SALE OR TRANSFER OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND MASTER KEYS","SUBCHAPTER A. SALE OF MOTOR VEHICLES ON CONSECUTIVE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.728.htm#728.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"06c914cee9d42c36f3486ed5b20116fb1367f56419b992345d209b8ef051bbf7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-728.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-728.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}