Section 4007.154 - Civil Penalty(a) On the commissioner's request, the attorney general may, in addition to other remedies, seek a civil penalty to be paid to the state in an amount that, when added to the amount of any administrative fine previously assessed under Section 4007.106(b), does not exceed: (1) the greater of:(A) $20,000 per violation; or(B) the gross amount of any economic benefit gained by the person or company as a result of the commission of the act or practice; and(2) if the act or practice was committed against a person 65 years of age or older, an additional amount of not more than $250,000.(b) The attorney general may seek a civil penalty under this section either in: (1) an action under Section 4007.152; or(2) a separate action in district court. (V.A.C.S. Art. 581-32, Subsec. C.)Tex. Gov't. Code § 4007.154
Added by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. TBD,Sec. 1.01, eff. 1/1/2022.