Sec. 252.070. EXPENSES AND COSTS FOR COLLECTION OF CIVIL OR ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) If the attorney general brings an action against a person under Section 252.062 or 252.064 or to enforce an administrative penalty assessed under Section 252.065 and an injunction is granted against the person or the person is found liable for a civil or administrative penalty, the attorney general may recover, on behalf of the attorney general and the department, reasonable expenses and costs.
(b) For purposes of this section, reasonable expenses and costs include expenses incurred by the department and the attorney general in the investigation, initiation, and prosecution of an action, including reasonable investigative costs, attorney's fees, witness fees, and deposition expenses.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 534, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities
Chapter 252 - Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals With an Intellectual Disability
Subchapter C. General Enforcement
Section 252.061. Emergency Suspension or Closing Order
Section 252.063. License Requirements; Criminal Penalty
Section 252.064. Civil Penalty
Section 252.065. Administrative Penalty
Section 252.0651. Application of Other Law
Section 252.066. Notice; Request for Hearing
Section 252.067. Hearing; Order
Section 252.068. Notice and Payment of Administrative Penalty; Judicial Review; Refund
Section 252.069. Use of Administrative Penalty
Section 252.070. Expenses and Costs for Collection of Civil or Administrative Penalty