Tex. Lab. Code § 51.031 · Subchapter D. PENALTY AND DEFENSE
OFFENSE; PENALTY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an offense under this chapter is a Class B misdemeanor.
(b) An offense under Section 51.014(d), 51.0145, or 51.016(i)(3) is a Class A misdemeanor.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.10(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 501, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 648, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 79 (S.B. 315), Sec. 7, eff. May 24, 2021.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 942 (S.B. 766), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2021.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.51.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
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Labor Code
- Tex. Lab. Code § 51.014HAZARDOUS OCCUPATIONS.Printed as Section 51.014(d), 51.0145, or 51.016(i)(3)
- Tex. Lab. Code § 51.0145USE OF CHILD FOR SALES AND SOLICITATION.Printed as Section 51.014(d), 51.0145, or 51.016(i)(3)
- Tex. Lab. Code § 51.016SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES.Printed as Section 51.014(d), 51.0145, or 51.016(i)(3)
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