Texas § 159.036 CRIMINAL PENALTY.

Texas Statutes

§ 159.036 — CRIMINAL PENALTY.

Texas § 159.036

Code LGLocal Government Code

This text of Texas § 159.036 (CRIMINAL PENALTY.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Texas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Tex. Local Government Code Code Ann. § 159.036 (2026).

Text

Sec. 159.036. CRIMINAL PENALTY.

(a)An officer, candidate, or employee required to file a report by an order adopted under this subchapter commits an offense if the person knowingly fails to file the report as required by the order.

(b)An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.

(c)It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the person has filed the required report and paid a civil penalty as provided by this subchapter. SUBCHAPTER C. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE BY COUNTY JUDICIAL OFFICERS

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Sec. 159.036. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) An officer, candidate, or employee required to file a report by an order adopted under this subchapter commits an offense if the person knowingly fails to file the report as required by the order.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
(c) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the person has filed the required report and paid a civil penalty as provided by this subchapter.
SUBCHAPTER C. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE BY COUNTY JUDICIAL OFFICERS

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 39(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989. Renumbered from Sec. 159.006 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 304, Sec. 7.01, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.