Sec. 548.202. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person who wilfully violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter is liable for a civil penalty of not less than $100 or more than $1,000 for: (1) each act of violation; and (2) each day of violation. (b) The attorney general, at the request of the commissioner, shall bring a suit in the name of the state to recover the civil penalty. The suit must be brought: (1) in Travis County or the county in which the person resides; (2) if more than one person commits the violation, in the county in which any of the persons resides; or (3) in the county in which the violation allegedly occurred.
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