Tex. Occ. Code § 2310.061 · Subchapter B. STANDARD MEASURES FOR MOTOR FUEL
PENALTIES; DEFENSE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) An offense under Section 2310.057 or 2310.059 is a Class C misdemeanor.
(b) It is a defense to prosecution or to the imposition of a civil or administrative penalty for a violation of Section 2310.057 or 2310.059 that a discrepancy between the actual volume at the time of sale to a consumer or a discrepancy between the fill of a container and the capacity of the container is due to unavoidable leakage, shrinkage, evaporation, waste, or causes beyond the control of the seller acting in good faith.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 2119), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2020.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 337 (S.B. 246), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2023.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2310.htm
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