Texas § WA.11.082 - UNLAWFUL USE
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § WA.11.082 — UNLAWFUL USE, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ WA.11.082. UNLAWFUL USE
UNLAWFUL USE: CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person who wilfully takes, diverts, or appropriates state water without complying with the applicable requirements of this chapter is also liable to a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each day he continues the taking, diversion, or appropriation. (a-1) Notwithstanding Section 18.002 , this section does not apply to a violation of: (1) Section 18.003 or a permit issued under that section; or (2) Section 18.004 or an authorization granted under that section. (b) The state may recover the penalties prescribed in Subsection (a) by suit brought for that purpose in a court of competent jurisdiction. The state may seek those penalties regardless of whether a watermaster has been appointed for the water division, river basin, or segment of a river basin where the unlawful use is alleged to have occurred. (c) An action to collect the penalty provided in this section must be brought within two years from the date of the alleged violation. Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977; Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3150, ch. 828, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 1981; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1010, Sec. 3.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1351 (H.B. 3 ), Sec. 1.08, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1430 (S.B. 3 ), Sec. 1.08, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 756 (H.B. 2031 ), Sec. 6, eff. June 17, 2015.
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Section WA.11.082 ("UNLAWFUL USE") 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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