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(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)(8);
(4)§1101.652(a-1)(3);
(5)§1101.652(b)(23);
(6)§1101.652(b)(29);
(7)§1101.652(b)(33);
(8)22 TAC §535.21(a);
(9)22 TAC §535.53;
(10)22 TAC §535.65;
(11)22 TAC §535.91(d);
(12)22 TAC §535.121;
(13)22 TAC §535.154;
(14)22 TAC §535.155; and
(15)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) - (7);
(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;
(14)22 TAC §535.6(c) - (d);
(15)22 TAC §535.16;
(16)22 TAC §535.17; and
(17)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);
(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);
(18)22 TAC §535.141(f);
(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.
The agency certifies that legal counsel
has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the
agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on February 24, 2021
TRD-202100801 Vanessa
Burgess
General Counsel
Texas Real Estate Commission
Effective date: March 16, 2021
Proposal publication date: November 27, 2020
For further information, please call: (512) 936-3284
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