Sec. 571.173. CIVIL PENALTY FOR DELAY OR VIOLATION. The commission may impose a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 or triple the amount at issue under a law administered and enforced by the commission, whichever amount is more, for a delay in complying with a commission order or for a violation of a law administered and enforced by the commission.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Open Government; Ethics
Chapter 571 - Texas Ethics Commission
Section 571.171. Initiation and Referral
Section 571.173. Civil Penalty for Delay or Violation
Section 571.1731. Waiver or Reduction of Late Filing Penalty
Section 571.174. Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of Lobbyist Registration
Section 571.175. Notification of Regulatory or Supervisory Entity
Section 571.176. Civil Penalty for Frivolous or Bad-Faith Complaint
Section 571.177. Factors Considered for Assessment of Sanction