Tex. Local Government Code § 234.004
CIVIL PENALTY
Texas · Texas Local Government Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Local Government Code § 234.004, CIVIL PENALTY, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/691126
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(a) The appropriate attorney representing the county in civil cases may file a civil action to recover a civil penalty from a business that violates a visual aesthetic standard established under this subchapter. The penalty may not exceed $50 each day for the first 10 days of the violation, $100 each day for the next 10 days, $250 each day for the next 10 days, and $1,000 for each day thereafter. In determining the amount of the penalty, the court shall consider the seriousness of the violation.
(b) A penalty recovered under this section shall be deposited in the general fund of the county.