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Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code

§ 140A.061 — DELIBERATE NONCOMPLIANCE

CP § 140A.061Title 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS · Ch. 140A. CIVIL RACKETEERING RELATED TO TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS · Art. B. PROCEDURES AND EVIDENCE

Statute text

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(a)A person commits an offense if the person, with intent to avoid, evade, or prevent compliance with a civil investigative demand issued under this subchapter, knowingly removes from any place, conceals, withholds, destroys, mutilates, alters, or by any other means falsifies any documentary material or otherwise provides inaccurate information.
(b)An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:
(1)a fine of not more than $5,000;
(2)confinement in a county jail for not more than one year; or
(3)both a fine and confinement.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 685 (H.B. 29), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2017.

Source: Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140A.061 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.