Section 2301.801 - Civil Penalty(a) If, after a proceeding under this chapter and board rules, the board determines that a person is violating or has violated this chapter, a rule adopted or order issued under this chapter, or Section 503.038(a), Transportation Code, the board may impose a civil penalty. The amount of the penalty may not exceed $10,000 for each violation. Each act of violation and each day a violation continues is a separate violation.(b) In determining the amount of the penalty, the board shall consider:(1) the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of any prohibited act, and the harm or potential harm to the safety of the public;(2) the economic damage to the public caused by the violation;(3) the history of previous violations;(4) the amount necessary to deter a future violation;(5) efforts to correct the violation; and(6) any other matter that justice may require.(c) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a civil penalty recovered under this chapter shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.Tex. Occ. Code § 2301.801
Amended by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1287,Sec. 5, eff. 9/1/2013.Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 5, eff. 6/1/2003.