Texas § TX.154.501 - PENALTIES
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§ TX.154.501. PENALTIES
PENALTIES. (a) A person violates this chapter if the person: (1) is a distributor, wholesaler, manufacturer, export warehouse, importer, bonded agent, interstate warehouse, manufacturer's representative, or retailer and fails to keep records required by this chapter; (2) engages in the business of a bonded agent, interstate warehouse, distributor, wholesaler, manufacturer, export warehouse, importer, or retailer without a valid permit; (3) is a distributor, wholesaler, manufacturer, export warehouse, importer, bonded agent, interstate warehouse, or retailer and fails to make a report or makes a false or incomplete report or application required by this chapter to the comptroller; or (4) is a person affected by this chapter and fails or refuses to abide by or violates a provision of this chapter or a rule adopted by the comptroller under this chapter. (b) A person who violates this section shall pay to the state a penalty of not more than $2,000 for each violation. (c) Each day on which a violation occurs is a separate offense. (d) The attorney general shall bring a suit to recover penalties under this section. (e) A suit under this section may be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in Travis County or in any court having jurisdiction. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1659, ch. 389, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 58, Sec. 18, eff. March 1, 1986; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 240, Sec. 47, eff. Oct. 1, 1989; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 409, Sec. 39, eff. June 7, 1991; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 19.69, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1263, Sec. 50, eff. Oct. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1334 (H.B. 4614 ), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 994 (S.B. 248 ), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2021.
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Section TX.154.501 ("PENALTIES") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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