Sec. 228.303.  ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.  (a)  The comptroller may impose an administrative penalty on a certified capital company that violates this chapter.
(b)  The amount of the penalty may not exceed $25,000. Each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for the purpose of imposing the penalty.  The amount of the penalty 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.
(c)  A certified capital company assessed a penalty under this chapter may request a redetermination as provided by Chapter 111, Tax Code.
(d)  The attorney general may sue to collect the penalty.
(e)  A proceeding to impose the penalty is a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 1B.001, eff. April 1, 2009.