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Tex. Occ. Code § 165.003 (2026)

Amount Of Penalty

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Sec. 165.003. AMOUNT OF PENALTY. (a) The amount of an administrative penalty may not exceed $5,000 for each violation. Each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty.

(b) The amount of the penalty shall be based on:

(1) the seriousness of the violation, including:

(A) the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of any prohibited act; and

(B) the hazard or potential hazard created to the health, safety, or economic welfare of the public;

(2) the economic harm to property or the environment caused by the violation;

(3) the history of previous violations;

(4) the amount necessary to deter a future violation;

(5) efforts to correct the violation; and

(6) any other matter that justice may require.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 2010–2015 · leading case: Scally v. Texas State Bd. of Med. Examiners, 351 S.W.3d 434 (Tex. App. 2011).

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Scally v. Texas State Bd. of Med. Examiners, 351 S.W.3d 434 (Tex. App. 2011). “See Tex. Occ.Code Ann. § 165.003 (West 2004).”

Kimberly A. Finder, M.D. v. Texas Med. Bd. (Tex. App. 2010). “For this reason, to affirm the district court’s judgment, we need only determine that substantial evidence supports the conclusion that at least one of Dr. Finder’s statements violated the Board’s rules.”

Stuart Thomas Gerstacker v. Kimberly Ann Gerstacker (Tex. App. 2011). “See Tex. Occ. Code Ann. § 165.003 (West 2004).”

Michael C. Scally, M.D. v. Texas State Bd. of Med. Examiners (Tex. App. 2011). “See Tex. Occ. Code Ann. § 165.003 (West 2004).”

Texas Ass'n of Acupuncture & Oriental Med. v. Texas Bd. of Chiropractic Examiners & Patricia Gilbert, Exec. Dir. in Her Off. Capacity (Tex. App. 2015). “3 TEX. OCC. CODE § 165.003 ................”

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