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TITLE 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 23 - TEXAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION
CHAPTER 535 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
SUBCHAPTER Q - ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES
SECTION/RULE §535.191 - Schedule of Administrative Penalties
Chapter Review Date 11/09/2022

(a) The Commission may suspend or revoke a license or take other disciplinary action authorized by the Act in addition to or instead of assessing the administrative penalties set forth in this section.(b) The administrative penalties set forth in this section take into consideration all of the criteria listed in §1101.702(b) of the Act.(c) An administrative penalty range of $100 - $1,500 per violation per day may be assessed for violations of the following sections of the Act and Rules:(1) §1101.552;(2) §1101.652(a)(3);(3) §1101.652(a)(8);(4) §1101.652(a-1)(3);(5) §1101.652(b)(23);(6) §1101.652(b)(29);(7) §1101.652(b)(33);(8) 22 TAC §535.21(a);(9) 22 TAC §535.53;(10) 22 TAC §535.65;(11) 22 TAC §535.91(d);(12) 22 TAC §535.121;(13) 22 TAC §535.154;(14) 22 TAC §535.155;(15) 22 TAC §535.157; and(16) 22 TAC §535.300.(d) An administrative penalty range of $500 - $3,000 per violation per day may be assessed for violations of the following sections of the Act and Rules:(1) §§1101.652(a)(4) - (7);(2) §1101.652(a-1)(2);(3) §1101.652(b)(1);(4) §§1101.652(b)(7) - (8);(5) §1101.652(b)(12);(6) §1101.652(b)(14);(7) §1101.652(b)(22);(8) §1101.652(b)(28);(9) §§1101.652(b)(30) - (31);(10) §1101.654(a);(11) 22 TAC §531.18;(12) 22 TAC §531.20;(13) 22 TAC §535.2;(14) 22 TAC §535.6(c) - (d);(15) 22 TAC §535.16;(16) 22 TAC §535.17; and(17) 22 TAC §535.144.(e) An administrative penalty range of $1,000 - $5,000 per violation per day may be assessed for violations of the following sections of the Act and Rules:(1) §1101.351;(2) §1101.366(d);(3) §1101.557(b);(4) §1101.558;(5) §§1101.559(a) and (c);(6) §1101.560;(7) §1101.561(b);(8) §1101.615;(9) §1101.651;(10) §1101.652(a)(2);(11) §1101.652(a-1)(1);(12) §§1101.652(b)(2) - (6);(13) §§1101.652(b)(9) - (11);(14) §1101.652(b)(13);(15) §§1101.652(b)(15) - (21);(16) §§1101.652(b)(24) - (27);(17) §1101.652(b)(32);(18) 22 TAC §535.141(f);(19) 22 TAC §§535.145 - 535.148; and(20) 22 TAC §535.156.(f) The Commission may assess an additional administrative penalty of up to two times that assessed under subsections (c), (d) and (e) of this section, subject to the maximum penalties authorized under §1101.702(a) of the Act, if a person has a history of previous violations.(g) Payment of an administrative penalty must be submitted in a manner acceptable to the Commission. Payments authorized to be submitted online may be subject to fees set by the Department of Information Resources that are in addition to the administrative penalty assessed by the Commission.

Source Note: The provisions of this §535.191 adopted to be effective December 30, 2007, 32 TexReg 9995; amended to be effective January 1, 2011, 35 TexReg 11693; amended to be effective September 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 5212; amended to be effective January 1, 2015, 39 TexReg 9669; amended to be effective January 1, 2016, 40 TexReg 8249; amended to be effective September 7, 2016, 41 TexReg 6742; amended to be effective December 6, 2017, 42 TexReg 6804; amended to be effective December 9, 2018, 43 TexReg 7907; amended to be effective December 11, 2019, 44 TexReg 7709; amended to be effective March 16, 2021, 46 TexReg 1644; amended to be effective November 29,2023, 48 TexReg 6914; amended to be effective March 5, 2025, 50 TexReg 1683.

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