Texas § 433.081 GENERAL CRIMINAL PENALTY.

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§ 433.081 — GENERAL CRIMINAL PENALTY.

Texas § 433.081

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 433.081 (2026).

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Sec. 433.081. GENERAL CRIMINAL PENALTY.

(a)A person commits an offense if the person violates a provision of this chapter for which this chapter does not provide another criminal penalty.

(b)Except as provided by Subsection (c), an offense under this section is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.

(c)If an offense under this section involves intent to defraud or a distribution or attempted distribution of an adulterated article, except adulteration described by Section 433.004 (11), (12), or (13), the offense is punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000, imprisonment for not more than three years, or both.

(d)A person does not commit an offense under this section by receiving for transportation an article in violation of th

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Sec. 433.081. GENERAL CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense if the person violates a provision of this chapter for which this chapter does not provide another criminal penalty.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an offense under this section is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
(c) If an offense under this section involves intent to defraud or a distribution or attempted distribution of an adulterated article, except adulteration described by Section 433.004 (11), (12), or (13), the offense is punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000, imprisonment for not more than three years, or both.
(d) A person does not commit an offense under this section by receiving for transportation an article in violation of this chapter if the receipt is in good faith and if the person furnishes, on request of the department:
(1) the name and address of the person from whom the article is received; and
(2) any document pertaining to the delivery of the article.
(e) This chapter does not require the department to report for prosecution, or for institution of complaint or injunction proceedings, a minor violation of this chapter if the department believes that the public interest will be adequately served by a suitable written warning notice.

Legislative History

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 3.1056, eff. April 2, 2015.