Sec. 369.003.  PENALTY.  (a)  A person who violates Section 369.002(a) or (b) is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $500 for each act of violation.
(b)  If it appears that a person has violated or is violating Section 369.002, the attorney general or a district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney shall institute and conduct a suit in the name of this state to recover the civil penalty imposed under this section.
(c)  A civil penalty recovered under this section shall be deposited:
(1)  in the state treasury if the attorney general brings the suit;  or
(2)  in the general fund of the county in which the violation occurred if a district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney brings the suit.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 131, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.