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TDLR auctioneer advisory board adopts revised enforcement penalty matrix; staff detail recent recovery‑fund order
Summary
The TDLR Auctioneer Advisory Board voted unanimously to recommend adoption of an updated enforcement plan that replaces a three‑tier violation structure with a four‑class penalty matrix and adds violations tied to a statutory requirement for written contracts and itemized inventories.
The TDLR Auctioneer Advisory Board voted unanimously to recommend that the commission adopt an updated enforcement plan that revises penalty ranges and adds violations tied to a statutory requirement that auctioneers provide written contracts and itemized inventories.
The enforcement plan, presented by Rebecca Burkhalter, senior prosecutor in TDLR’s enforcement division, replaces a tiered “first/second/third violation” structure with a four‑class system (A–D) and assigns dollar ranges and possible suspensions or revocations to each class. Burkhalter said the matrix also…
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