Texas Statutes
§ 418.173 — PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN.
Texas § 418.173
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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 418.173 (2026).
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Sec. 418.173. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN.
(a)A state, local, or interjurisdictional emergency management plan may provide that failure to comply with the plan or with a rule, order, or ordinance adopted under the plan is an offense.
(b)The plan may prescribe a punishment for the offense but may not prescribe a fine that exceeds $1,000 or confinement in jail for a term that exceeds 180 days.
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Legislative History
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Nearby Sections
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§ 418.001
SHORT TITLE.§ 418.002
PURPOSES.§ 418.003
LIMITATIONS.§ 418.004
DEFINITIONS.§ 418.005
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TRAINING.§ 418.006
CIVIL LIABILITY.§ 418.011
RESPONSIBILITY OF GOVERNOR.§ 418.012
EXECUTIVE ORDERS.§ 418.0125
LIMITATIONS ON MEDICAL PROCEDURES.§ 418.013
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL.§ 418.014
DECLARATION OF STATE OF DISASTER.§ 418.015
EFFECT OF DISASTER DECLARATION.§ 418.0155
SUSPENSION LIST.§ 418.017
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