(a) A person who violates this chapter is liable to this state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed the lesser of:
- (1) $10 for each unlawful message or unlawful action; or
- (2) $25,000 for each day an unlawful message is received or each day an unlawful action is taken.
(b) The attorney general or a prosecuting attorney in the county in which the violation occurs may:
- (1) bring an action to recover the civil penalty; and
- (2) obtain an injunction to prevent or restrain a violation of this chapter.
- (c) The attorney general or prosecuting attorney may recover reasonable expenses incurred in recovering the civil penalty, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition expenses.
- (d) Subsection (a) does not apply to a violation of Section 321.107(a).
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.