Sec. 248A.252.  AMOUNT OF PENALTY.  (a)  The amount of the penalty may not exceed $500 for each violation, and each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for purposes 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 threat to health or safety caused by the violation;
(3)  any previous violations;
(4)  the amount necessary to deter a future violation;
(5)  the efforts made by the violator to correct the violation; and
(6)  any other matter that justice may require.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1168 (S.B. 492), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.