Texas Transportation Code

§ 644.152 — CIVIL PENALTY

TN § 644.152Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part F. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES · Ch. 644. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS · Art. D. OFFENSES, PENALTIES, AND JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT

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(a)A person who does not permit an inspection authorized by Section 644.104 is liable to the state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000.

(b)The attorney general may sue to collect the penalty in:

(1)the county in which the violation is alleged to have occurred; or

(2)Travis County.

(c)The penalty provided by this section is in addition to the penalty provided by Section 644.151.

(d)Each day a person refuses to permit an inspection described by Subsection (a) is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.151(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.