| (a) The Commission may suspend or revoke a license
or take other disciplinary action authorized by the Act in addition
to or instead of assessing the administrative penalties set forth
in this section.
(b) The administrative penalties set forth in this
section take into consideration all of 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 the Act and Rules:
(1) §1101.552;
(2) §1101.652(a)(3);
(3) §1101.652(a)(7);
(4) §§1101.652(a-1)(3);
(5) §1101.652(b)(23);
(6) §1101.652(b)(29);
(7) 22 TAC §535.21(a);
(8) 22 TAC §535.53;
(9) 22 TAC §535.65;
(10) 22 TAC §535.91(d);
(11) 22 TAC §535.154;
(12) 22 TAC §535.155; and
(13) 22 TAC §535.300.
(d) An administrative penalty range of $500-$3,000
per violation per day may be assessed for violations of the following
sections of the Act and Rules:
(1) §§1101.652(a)(4)-(5);
(2) §1101.652(a-1)(2);
(3) §1101.652(b)(1);
(4) §§1101.652(b)(7)-(8);
(5) §1101.652(b)(12);
(6) §1101.652(b)(14);
(7) §1101.652(b)(22);
(8) §1101.652(b)(28);
(9) §§1101.652(b)(30)-(31);
(10) §1101.654(a);
(11) 22 TAC §531.18;
(12) 22 TAC §531.20;
(13) 22 TAC §535.2; and
(14) 22 TAC §535.144.
(e) An administrative penalty range of $1,000-$5,000
per violation per day may be assessed for violations of the following
sections of the Act and Rules:
(1) §1101.351;
(2) §1101.366(d);
(3) §1101.557(b);
(4) §1101.558;
(5) §§1101.559(a) and (c);
(6) §1101.560;
(7) §1101.561(b);
(8) §1101.615;
(9) §1101.651;
(10) §§1101.652(a)(2) and (6);
(11) §1101.652(a-1)(1);
(12) §§1101.652(b)(2)-(6);
(13) §§1101.652(b)(9)-(11);
(14) §1101.652(b)(13);
(15) §§1101.652(b)(15)-(21);
(16) §§1101.652(b)(24)-(27);
(17) §§1101.652(b)(32)-(33);
(18) 22 TAC §535.141(g);
(19) 22 TAC §§535.145 - 535.148; and
(20) 22 TAC §535.156.
(f) The Commission may assess an additional administrative
penalty of up to two times that assessed 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.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §535.191 adopted to be effective December 30, 2007, 32 TexReg 9995; amended to be effective January 1, 2011, 35 TexReg 11693; amended to be effective September 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 5212; amended to be effective January 1, 2015, 39 TexReg 9669; amended to be effective January 1, 2016, 40 TexReg 8249; amended to be effective September 7, 2016, 41 TexReg 6742; amended to be effective December 6, 2017, 42 TexReg 6804 |
