Section 234.004 - Civil Penalty(a) The appropriate attorney representing the county in civil cases may file a civil action to recover a civil penalty from a business that violates a visual aesthetic standard established under this subchapter. The penalty may not exceed $50 each day for the first 10 days of the violation, $100 each day for the next 10 days, $250 each day for the next 10 days, and $1,000 for each day thereafter. In determining the amount of the penalty, the court shall consider the seriousness of the violation.(b) A penalty recovered under this section shall be deposited in the general fund of the county.Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 234.004
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 8.01, eff. 8/30/1993. Renumbered from Sec. 238.004 and amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch; 1420, Sec. 12.003(6), eff. 9/1/2001.