Sec. 510.008. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A data broker that violates Section 510.004 or 510.005 is liable to this state for a civil penalty as prescribed by this section. (b) A civil penalty imposed against a data broker under this section: (1) subject to Subdivision (2), may not be in an amount less than the total of: (A) $100 for each day the entity is in violation of Section 510.004 or 510.005 ; and (B) the amount of unpaid registration fees for each year the entity failed to register in violation of Section 510.005 ; and (2) may not exceed $10,000 assessed against the same data broker in a 12-month period. (c) The attorney general may bring an action to recover a civil penalty imposed under this section. The attorney general may recover reasonable attorney's fees and court costs incurred in bringing the action.
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