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TITLE 22	EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 23	TEXAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION
CHAPTER 539	RULES RELATING TO THE RESIDENTIAL SERVICE COMPANY ACT
SUBCHAPTER O	ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES
RULE §539.140	Schedule of Administrative Penalties
ISSUE	12/05/2014
ACTION	Final/Adopted

Preamble

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(a)The administrative penalties set forth in this section take into consideration all of the criteria listed in §1303.355(c) of the Act.

(b)An administrative penalty range of $100 - $1,500 per violation per day may be assessed for violations of the following sections of the Texas Occupations and Administrative Codes:

(1)22 TAC §539.137(b);

(2)§1303.352(a)(1);

(3)§1303.352(a)(7);

(4)22 TAC §539.64;

(5)22 TAC §539.65;

(6)22 TAC §539.66; and

(7)22 TAC §539.82.

(c)An administrative penalty range of $500 - $5,000 per violation per day may be assessed for the following violations of the Texas Occupations and Administrative Codes:

(1)§1303.052

(2)§1303.101;

(3)§1303.151;

(4)§1303.153;

(5)§1303.352(a)(2)-(6);

(6)§1303.202(a);

(7)§1303.202(b);

(8)§1303.052; and

(9)22 TAC §539.81.

(d)The Commission may assess an additional administrative penalty of up to two times that assessed under subsections (b) and (c) of this section if the residential service company 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 November 20, 2014

TRD-201405542

Kerri Lewis

General Counsel

Texas Real Estate Commission

Effective date: December 10, 2014

Proposal publication date: September 12, 2014

For further information, please call: (512) 936-3092

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