Texas Government Code

§ 33.02115 — FALSE COMPLAINT; ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY

GV § 33.02115Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Part B. JUDGES · Ch. 33. STATE COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT · Art. B. POWERS AND DUTIES

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(a)The commission may impose administrative sanctions, including an administrative penalty under Subsection (b), against a person who knowingly files a false complaint with the commission under this subchapter.

(b)The commission may impose on a person described by Subsection (a) an administrative penalty in the amount of:

(1)not more than $500 for the first false complaint;

(2)not more than $2,500 for the second false complaint; and

(3)not less than $5,000 but not more than $10,000 for each false complaint filed subsequent to the second.

(c)An order imposing an administrative penalty or other sanction under this section is a public record. The commission shall publish notice of the penalty or other sanction on the commission's Internet website.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1130 (S.B. 293), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2025.