Tex. Occ. Code § 301.553 : OCCUPATIONS CODE — HEALTH PROFESSIONS — REGULATION OF NURSING — NURSES — OTHER PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS — Civil Penalty TEXT PDF (a) A person who violates Section 301.451 or Section 301.251 is liable to the state for a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 a day. (b) The civil penalty may be collected in a suit initiated by the board. Tex. Occ. Code § 301.553 Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1999.