Texas § 204.087 OFFENSE; CRIMINAL AND CIVIL PENALTIES.

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§ 204.087 — OFFENSE; CRIMINAL AND CIVIL PENALTIES.

Texas § 204.087

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Tex. Labor Code Code Ann. § 204.087 (2026).

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Sec. 204.087. OFFENSE; CRIMINAL AND CIVIL PENALTIES.

(a)A person commits an offense if the person recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally defeats, evades, or circumvents a provision of this subchapter or if the person recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally attempts, aids and abets an attempt, or advises another to defeat, evade, or circumvent a provision of this subchapter.

(b)An employer who commits an offense under this section may be assessed a civil penalty in an amount equal to two percent of wages as defined in Subchapter F , Chapter 201 , for the year during which the violation occurred and for the three years following that year.

(c)A person, other than the employer, who commits an offense under this section may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for a first of

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Sec. 204.087. OFFENSE; CRIMINAL AND CIVIL PENALTIES. (a) A person commits an offense if the person recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally defeats, evades, or circumvents a provision of this subchapter or if the person recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally attempts, aids and abets an attempt, or advises another to defeat, evade, or circumvent a provision of this subchapter.
(b) An employer who commits an offense under this section may be assessed a civil penalty in an amount equal to two percent of wages as defined in Subchapter F , Chapter 201 , for the year during which the violation occurred and for the three years following that year.
(c) A person, other than the employer, who commits an offense under this section may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for a first offense and not more than $5,000 for each subsequent offense.
(d) A civil penalty assessed under Subsection (b) or (c) shall be deposited in the special administration fund established under Section 203.201 .
(e) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.