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<section article="gbo" article_name="Business Occupations and Professions" number="16-707" title_number="16" title_name="Real Estate Appraisers, Appraisal Management Companies, and Home Inspectors" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts; Penalties">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Commission may impose on a person who violates this title a civil penalty not exceeding $5,000 for each violation, whether or not the person is licensed or holds a certificate under this title.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>In setting the amount of a civil penalty, the Commission shall consider:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the seriousness of the violation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the good faith of the violator;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>any previous violations;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>the harmful effect of the violation on the complainant, the public, and the business of home inspections or real estate appraisals;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>the assets of the violator; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>any other relevant factors.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
