Texas Health and Safety Code 142.0175 – Expenses and Costs for Collection of Civil or Administrative Penalty
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(a) If the attorney general brings an action against a person under § 142.013 or 142.014 or to enforce an administrative penalty assessed under § 142.0173 and an injunction is granted against the person or the person is found liable for a civil or administrative penalty, the attorney general may recover, on behalf of the attorney general and the department, reasonable expenses and costs.
(b) For purposes of this section, reasonable expenses and costs include expenses incurred by the department and the attorney general in the investigation, initiation, and prosecution of an action, including reasonable investigative costs, attorney’s fees, witness fees, and deposition expenses.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 142.0175
- Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005