(a)The Commission may suspend or revoke a license
or take other disciplinary action authorized by Chapter 1102 in addition
to or instead of assessing the administrative penalties set forth
in this section.
(b)The administrative penalties set forth in this
section consider the criteria listed in §1101.702(b) of the Act.
(c)An administrative penalty range of $100 - $1,500
per violation per day may be assessed for violations of the following
sections of Chapter 1101, Chapter 1102 and this subchapter:
(1)§1101.652(a)(8);
(2)§1102.118;
(3)§1102.305;
(4)§1102.364;
(5)22 TAC §535.216(c) [§535.216(d)
];
(6)22 TAC §535.217;
(7)22 TAC §535.220(a) - (d);
(8)22 TAC §535.221; and
(9)22 TAC §535.223.
(d)An administrative penalty range of $500 - $3,000
per violation per day may be assessed for violations of the following
sections of Chapter 1101, Chapter 1102 and this subchapter:
(1)§§1101.652(a)(3) - (4);
(2)§1102.301;
(3)22 TAC §535.222;
(4)22 TAC §535.226(d) - (e); and
(5)22 TAC §§535.227 - 535.233.
(e)An administrative penalty of $1,000 - $5,000 per
violation per day may be assessed for violations of the following
sections of Chapter 1101, Chapter 1102 and this subchapter:
(1)§§1101.652(a)(2), (5) - (6);
(2)§1102.101;
(3)§1102.102;
(4)§1102.103;
(5)§1102.302;
(6)§1102.303;
(7)§1102.304;
(8)22 TAC §535.208(e)(2) [§535.208(f)
];
(9)22 TAC §535.211;
(10)22 TAC §535.215;
(11)22 TAC §535.220(e)(1), (3) - (7); and
(12)22 TAC §535.224(b)(1) - (2).
(f)The Commission may assess an administrative penalty
of up to two times that outlined under subsections (c), (d), and (e)
of this section, subject to the maximum penalties authorized under §1101.702(a)
of the Act, if a person has a history of previous violations.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has
reviewed the proposal and found it to be within
the state agency's
legal authority to adopt.
Filed
with the Office of the Secretary of State on February 15, 2023
TRD-202300750 Vanessa E. Burgess
General Counsel
Texas Real Estate Commission
Earliest possible date of adoption: April 2, 2023
For further information, please call: (512) 936-3284
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