(a) Generally. Each licensee must file the required reports described by this section for the prior period's credit access business activity in a form prescribed by the commissioner and must comply with all instructions relating to submitting the reports. During each calendar year, licensees are required to submit four quarterly reports as provided by Texas Finance Code, §393.627. Additionally, certain quarterly data will be collected by the OCCC on an annual basis under Texas Finance Code, §393.622(a)(1). For purposes of this section, the term "annual report" refers to the quarterly data submitted on an annual basis. Each quarterly or annual report must be completed in accordance with the OCCC's instructions. All information provided on each quarterly or annual report must be accurate and calculated in accordance with the OCCC's instructions.
(b) Due dates.
  (1) Quarterly reports. The quarterly reports are due on:
    (A) April 30, for transactions conducted during January through March;
    (B) July 31, for transactions conducted during April through June;
    (C) October 31, for transactions conducted during July through September; and
    (D) January 31, for transactions conducted during October through December.
  (2) Annual report. The annual report is due on January 31 for transactions conducted during the preceding January through December.
(c) Confidentiality. All individual licensee submissions of data, whether submitted on a quarterly or annual basis, are confidential in their entirety under the provisions of Texas Finance Code, §393.622(b).
(d) Aggregated public information. The OCCC will publish aggregated data on its website within a reasonable time after each quarterly report and annual report is due.
(e) Enforcement actions. The OCCC may take enforcement actions described by this subsection if a licensee violates this section by failing to file a complete and accurate quarterly or annual report by the applicable deadline.
  (1) Injunction. As provided by Texas Finance Code, §14.208(a), if the OCCC has reasonable cause to believe that a licensee has violated this section, it may issue an injunction ordering the licensee to file one or more complete, accurate, and timely quarterly or annual reports.
  (2) Administrative penalty. As provided by Texas Finance Code, §14.251, the OCCC may assess an administrative penalty against a licensee that knowingly and wilfully violates Texas Finance Code, §393.627 or this section. In addition, as provided by Texas Finance Code, §14.208(c), the OCCC may impose an administrative penalty against a licensee that violates an injunction described by paragraph (1).
  (3) Cumulative sanctions. The OCCC may impose the following sanctions for violations of this section.
    (A) First violation. If the licensee violates this section and has not violated this section during any of the four quarters preceding the violation, then the OCCC may issue an injunction.
    (B) Second violation. If the licensee violates this section during any of the four quarters following a first violation described by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, then the administrative penalty is $500 for each licensed location.
    (C) Third and subsequent violations. If the licensee violates this section during any of the four quarters following a second violation described by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, then the administrative penalty is $1,000 for each licensed location. The $1,000 administrative penalty applies to subsequent violations that occur during any of the four quarters following a third or subsequent violation described by this subparagraph.
  (4) Suspension or revocation. If the licensee violates this section during any of the four quarters following a third or subsequent violation described by subsection (e)(3)(C) of this section, or if a licensee fails to pay an administrative penalty required by a final administrative penalty order, then the OCCC may suspend or revoke the licensee's license, as provided by Texas Finance Code, §393.614.

Source Note: The provisions of this §83.5001 adopted to be effective November 10, 2011, 36 TexReg 7518; amended to be effective January 3, 2013, 37 TexReg 10203; amended to be effective March 10, 2016, 41 TexReg 1673; amended to be effective November 5, 2020, 45 TexReg 7704