1. (a) Except for a report due eight days before an election, the fine is $100 for:

   1. (1) a late report required to be filed with the commission under Election Code chapter 254 or 257, Government Code chapter 302, Government Code chapter 305, or Government Code chapter 572; or
   2. (2) a late report filed with the commission under Local Government Code chapter 159, subchapter C.
2. (b) The fine for a report due eight days before an election is $100 for each day that the report is late, up to a maximum fine of $10,000.
3. (c) A fine assessed under this chapter is in addition to any other sanction assessed under other law.
4. (d) The commission may impose a fine of more than $100 against a filer who files a late report and who did not file two or more previous reports by the applicable deadline, except that the fine may not exceed the statutory limit.

Source Note:The provisions of this §18.13 adopted to be effective January 6, 2002, 27 TexReg 130.