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TITLE 22 EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 23TEXAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION
CHAPTER 535GENERAL PROVISIONS
SUBCHAPTER QADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES
RULE §535.191Schedule of Administrative Penalties
ISSUE 12/24/2010
ACTION Final/Adopted
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule

(a)The commission may suspend or revoke a license or take other disciplinary action authorized by Chapter 1101 of the Act in addition to 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)(8);

  (3)§1101.652(b)(23);

  (4)§1101.652(b)(29);

  (5)22 TAC §535.91(c);

  (6)22 TAC §535.144; and

  (7)22 TAC §535.154.

(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(b)(1);

  (3)§1101.652(b)(7) - (8);

  (4)§1101.652(b)(12);

  (5)§1101.652(b)(14);

  (6)§1101.652(b)(22);

  (7)§1101.652(b)(28);

  (8)§1101.652(b)(30) - (31); and

  (9)§1101.654(a).

(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(b) - (c);

  (5)§1101.559(a), (c);

  (6)§1101.560;

  (7)§1101.561(b);

  (8)§1101.615;

  (9)§1101.651;

  (10)§1101.652(a)(2) - (3);

  (11)§1101.652(a)(9) - (10);

  (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 §§535.145 - 535.148;

  (19)22 TAC §535.156; and

  (20)22 TAC §§535.159 - 535.160.

(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 if a person has a history of previous violations.

This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on December 6, 2010

TRD-201006921

Loretta R. DeHay

General Counsel

Texas Real Estate Commission

Effective date: January 1, 2011

Proposal publication date: September 10, 2010

For further information, please call: (512) 465-3926



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