Tex. Insurance Code § 84.022
PENALTY AMOUNT
Texas · Texas Insurance Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Insurance Code § 84.022, PENALTY AMOUNT, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/676933
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(a) The penalty for a violation may not exceed $25,000, unless a greater or lesser penalty is specified by this code or another insurance law of this state.
(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 the violation; and
(B) the hazard or potential hazard created to the health, safety, or economic welfare of the public;
(2) the economic harm to the public interest or public confidence 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;
(6) whether the violation was intentional; and
(7) any other matter that justice may require.