Section 604.302 - Amount of Penalty(a) The amount of an administrative penalty may not exceed $1,000 for each violation. Each day a violation continues is a separate violation.(b) The amount of the penalty shall be based on:(1) the seriousness of the violation;(2) the history of previous violations;(3) the amount necessary to deter a future violation;(4) efforts made to correct the violation; and(5) any other matter that justice requires. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1999.