Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 143.016 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF CHAPTER.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A fire fighter or police officer commits an offense if the person violates this chapter.
(b) An offense under this section or Section 143.009 is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $10 or more than $100, confinement in the county jail for not more than 30 days, or both fine and confinement.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.143.htm
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