# 16 Tex. Admin. Code § 34.10: 16 TAC § 34.10. Sanctions for Regulatory Violations

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## Section

- **Citation:** 16 Tex. Admin. Code § 34.10
- **Heading:** 16 TAC § 34.10. Sanctions for Regulatory Violations
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 16 ECONOMIC REGULATION / Part 3 TEXAS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION / Chapter 34 SCHEDULE OF SANCTIONS AND PENALTIES / 16 TAC § 34.10

## Text

(a) Regulatory violations of listed statutory and rule
 provisions will be assessed a base penalty of $250, $500, or $1,000
 as shown in Figure §34.10(g). Base penalties may be augmented
 or discounted based upon the number of violations and other circumstances
 surrounding the violation, according to the commission Penalty Policy
 in effect on the date the violation occurred or on the first date
 the violation occurred, if it is a violation that is ongoing in nature.
(b) The penalty chart in Figure §34.10 is non-exclusive;
 the absence of a statute or rule from the chart does not limit the
 commission's statutory authority to enforce compliance with the Code
 and its rules by assessing administrative penalties.
(c) For a contested case brought under subchapters
 C and D of the Administrative Procedure Act or an investigation or
 violation referred to the legal services division of the commission
 for resolution, the sanctions and penalties in Figure §34.10
 may be used as a guideline but adherence is not required.
(d) Nothing in this rule shall be construed to limit
 the commission's authority to suspend or cancel a license or permit
 under §§11.38, 11.61, 32.17, 61.71, 201.075, or any other
 provision of the Code authorizing suspension or cancellation of a
 license or permit.
(e) The number of days of license or permit suspension
 offered to the respondent in lieu of the penalty shall be commensurate
 with the penalty assessed under this section and calculated according
 to the commission Penalty Policy in effect on the date the violation
 occurred or on the first date the violation occurred, if it is a violation
 that is ongoing in nature.
(f) The Penalty Policy shall be publicly available
 and published on the commission's web site.
(g) The commission shall review the Penalty Policy
 and update or revise it as necessary at least once every seven (7)
 years.
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