Texas Statutes
§ 369.003 — PENALTY.
Texas § 369.003
JurisdictionTexas
Code HSHealth and Safety Code
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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 369.003 (2026).
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Sec. 369.003. PENALTY.
(a)A person who violates Section 369.002 (a) or (b) is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $500 for each act of violation.
(b)If it appears that a person has violated or is violating Section 369.002 , the attorney general or a district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney shall institute and conduct a suit in the name of this state to recover the civil penalty imposed under this section.
(c)A civil penalty recovered under this section shall be deposited:
(1)in the state treasury if the attorney general brings the suit; or
(2)in the general fund of the county in which the violation occurred if a district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney brings the suit.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 131, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
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