Sec. 110.452.  AMOUNT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.  (a)  The amount of the administrative penalty may not be less than $50 or more than $5,000 for each violation.  Each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for the purpose of imposing a penalty.
(b)  The amount shall be based on:
(1)  the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation;
(2)  the economic harm caused by the violation;
(3)  the history of previous violations;
(4)  the amount necessary to deter a future violation;
(5)  efforts to correct the violation; and
(6)  any other matter that justice may require.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1089 (H.B. 2036), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2005.