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Tex. Fin. Code § 14.252

AMOUNT OF PENALTY

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff

(a) The commissioner may assess an administrative penalty for a violation in an amount not to exceed $1,000 for each day of the violation.

(b) The aggregate amount of penalties under this subchapter that the commissioner may assess against a person during one calendar year may not exceed the lesser of:

(1) $100,000; or

(2) an amount that is equal to the greater of five percent of the net worth of the creditor or $5,000.

(c) In determining the amount of an administrative penalty, the commissioner shall consider:

(1) the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the prohibited act;

(2) the extent of actual or potential harm to a third party;

(3) the history of violations;

(4) the amount necessary to deter future violations;

(5) efforts to correct the violation; and

(6) any other matter that justice may require.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.