Sec. 486.022.  AMOUNT OF PENALTY.  (a)  The amount of the penalty may not exceed $1,000 for each violation, and each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty.  The total amount of the penalty assessed for a violation continuing or occurring on separate days under this subsection may not exceed $20,000.
(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)  the history of previous violations;
(4)  the amount necessary to deter a future violation;
(5)  whether the violator demonstrated good faith, including when applicable whether the violator made good faith efforts to correct the violation; and
(6)  any other matter that justice may require.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 282 (H.B. 164), Sec. 9, eff. August 1, 2005.