Tex. Elec. Code § 254.041 · Subchapter B. POLITICAL REPORTING GENERALLY
CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR UNTIMELY OR INCOMPLETE REPORT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person who is required by this chapter to file a report commits an offense if the person knowingly fails:
(1) to file the report on time;
(2) to file a report by computer diskette, modem, or other means of electronic transfer, if the person is required to file reports that comply with Section 254.036(b); or
(3) to include in the report information that is required by this title to be included.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
(c) A violation of Subsection (a)(3) by a candidate or officeholder is a Class A misdemeanor if the report fails to include information required by Section 254.061(3) or Section 254.091(2), as applicable.
(d) It is an exception to the application of Subsection (a)(3) that:
(1) the information was required to be included in a semiannual report; and
(2) the person amended the report within the time prescribed by Section 254.0405(b) or under the circumstances described by Section 254.0405(c).
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1434, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 4A.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 561 (H.B. 3093), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.254.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Election Code
- Tex. Elec. Code § 254.036FORM OF REPORT; AFFIDAVIT; MAILING OF FORMS.Printed as Section 254.036(b)
- Tex. Elec. Code § 254.0405AMENDMENT OF FILED REPORT.Printed as Section 254.0405(b) | Section 254.0405(c)
- Tex. Elec. Code § 254.061ADDITIONAL CONTENTS OF REPORTS.Printed as Section 254.061(3)
- Tex. Elec. Code § 254.091ADDITIONAL CONTENTS OF REPORTS.Printed as Section 254.091(2)
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