Texas § HS.484.003 - CIVIL PENALTY
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§ HS.484.003. CIVIL PENALTY
CIVIL PENALTY. (a) The attorney general or a district, county, or city attorney may institute an action in district court to collect a civil penalty from a person who in the course of business produces, distributes, sells, or offers for sale a mislabeled abusable synthetic substance. (b) The civil penalty may not exceed $25,000 a day for each offense. Each day an offense is committed constitutes a separate violation for purposes of the penalty assessment. (c) The court shall consider the following in determining the amount of the penalty: (1) the person's history of any previous offenses under Section 484.002 or under Section 32.42 (b)(4), Penal Code, relating to the sale of a mislabeled abusable synthetic substance; (2) the seriousness of the offense; (3) any hazard posed to the public health and safety by the offense; and (4) demonstrations of good faith by the person charged. (d) Venue for a suit brought under this section is in the city or county in which the offense occurred or in Travis County. (e) A civil penalty recovered in a suit instituted by a local government under this section shall be paid to that local government. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 187 (S.B. 461 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
Source: official Texas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section HS.484.003 ("CIVIL PENALTY") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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