1. (a) If a person violates any provision of Occupations Code, Chapter 651; Health and Safety Code, Chapters 193, 361 695, 711, 716; Finance Code Chapter 154; Tex. Admin. Code, Title 22, Part 10; or an order of the Executive Director or Commissioners, proceedings may be instituted to impose administrative penalties, administrative sanctions, or both administrative penalties and sanctions in accordance with the provisions of Occupations Code §§651.5515 - 651.552.
2. (b) The Administrative Penalties and Sanctions Schedule published following this section sets penalty limits and ranges by class of offense and number of offenses.

3. (c) The Commission may negotiate a lower penalty than outlined in the Administrative Penalties and Sanctions Schedule based on the following factors:

   1. (1) Attempts by the licensee to correct or stop the violation;
   2. (2) Number of complaints previously found justified against licensee;
   3. (3) Whether the act was unintentional; and
   4. (4) Other mitigating factors that could warrant a lower penalty.
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Source Note:The provisions of this §203.43 adopted to be effective October 18, 2015, 40 TexReg 7070.