Sec. 15.028. CIVIL PENALTY AGAINST PUBLIC UTILITY, PAY TELEPHONE SERVICE PROVIDER, OR AFFILIATE. (a) A public utility, customer-owned pay telephone service provider under Section 55.178, or affiliate is subject to a civil penalty if the utility, provider, or affiliate knowingly violates this title, fails to perform a duty imposed on it, or fails or refuses to obey an order, rule, direction, or requirement of the commission or a decree or judgment of a court.
(b) A civil penalty under this section shall be in an amount of not less than $1,000 and not more than $5,000 for each violation.
(c) A public utility or affiliate commits a separate violation each day it continues to violate Subsection (a).
(d) The attorney general shall file in the name of the commission a suit on the attorney general's own initiative or at the request of the commission to recover the civil penalty under this section.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Public Utility Regulatory Act
Subtitle A - Provisions Applicable to All Utilities
Chapter 15 - Judicial Review, Enforcement, and Penalties
Subchapter B. Enforcement and Penalties
Section 15.021. Action to Enjoin or Require Compliance
Section 15.023. Administrative Penalty, Disgorgement Order, or Mitigation Plan
Section 15.024. Administrative Penalty Assessment or Disgorgement Order Procedure
Section 15.025. Payment of Administrative Penalty
Section 15.026. Judicial Review of Administrative Penalty
Section 15.027. Administrative Penalty Collection; General Provisions
Section 15.028. Civil Penalty Against Public Utility, Pay Telephone Service Provider, or Affiliate
Section 15.029. Civil Penalty for Violating Section 12
Section 15.031. Place for Suit