Tex. Util. Code § 186.045 · Subchapter D. AVAILABILITY OF EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICE
FAILURE TO PROVIDE NOTICE; PENALTY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person providing telephone service commits an offense if the person:
(1) distributes copies of a telephone directory subject to Section 186.044(a) from which the notice required by that section is wilfully omitted; or
(2) wilfully fails to enclose in telephone bills the notice required by Section 186.044(b).
(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $25 and not more than $500.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.186.htm
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