(a) A person who violates Section 419.002 or a rule adopted under this chapter is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $ 5,000 for each violation.

(b) The attorney general, at the request of the commissioner, shall bring an action to collect a civil penalty under this section in a district court in Travis County.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 265, § 3.287, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.