Sec. 4007.154.  CIVIL PENALTY.  (a)  On the commissioner's request, the attorney general may, in addition to other remedies, seek a civil penalty to be paid to the state in an amount that, when added to the amount of any administrative fine previously assessed under Section 4007.106(b), does not exceed:
(1)  the greater of:
(A)  $20,000 per violation; or
(B)  the gross amount of any economic benefit gained by the person or company as a result of the commission of the act or practice; and
(2)  if the act or practice was committed against a person 65 years of age or older, an additional amount of not more than $250,000.
(b)  The attorney general may seek a civil penalty under this section either in:
(1)  an action under Section 4007.152; or
(2)  a separate action in district court.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 491 (H.B. 4171), Sec. 1.01, eff. January 1, 2022.