22 Tex. Admin. Code § 535.219 - Schedule of Administrative Penalties

(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) 22 TAC §535.216(c);

(5) 22 TAC §535.217;

(6) 22 TAC §535.220(a) - (d) and (g);

(7) 22 TAC §535.221; and

(8) 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);

(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.

(g) Payment of an administrative penalty must be submitted in a manner acceptable to the Commission. Payments authorized to be submitted online may be subject to fees set by the Department of Information Resources that are in addition to the administrative penalty assessed by the Commission.

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22 Tex. Admin. Code § 535.219

The provisions of this §535.219 adopted to be effective September 1, 2011, 2011, 36 TexReg 5212; amended by Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 50, December 12, 2014, TexReg 9694, eff. 1/1/2015; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 47, November 20, 2015, TexReg 8249, eff. 1/1/2016; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 09, March 1, 2019, TexReg 1126, eff. 3/5/2019; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 50, December 13, 2019, TexReg 7710, eff. 12/11/2019; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 23, June 9, 2023, TexReg 2951, eff. 6/11/2023; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 34, August 25, 2023, TexReg 4589, eff. 9/1/2023(EMERGENCY); Amended by Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 47, November 24, 2023, TexReg 6914, eff. 11/29/2023; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 50, Number 09, February 28, 2025, TexReg 1683, eff. 3/5/2025