Texas § OC.651.5515 - PENALTY GUIDELINES
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§ OC.651.5515. PENALTY GUIDELINES
PENALTY GUIDELINES. (a) The commission by rule shall adopt guidelines that define and summarize the violations that occur under this subchapter to assist the commission in maintaining consistency in determining the amount of an administrative penalty assessed under Section 651.552 . Using those guidelines and the summary, the commission shall establish and maintain a chart that lists: (1) the most common violations; (2) the penalty amounts assessed for those violations; and (3) the factors used to grade each type of violation before determining the penalty amount under Section 651.552 . (b) The commission shall consider using focus groups to obtain business and consumer input to match appropriate penalties to violations before proposing the rules under this section. (c) The commission shall post the guidelines on the commission's Internet site. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 682, Sec. 1.29, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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Section OC.651.5515 ("PENALTY GUIDELINES") 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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