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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Labor Code § 51.031: OFFENSE; PENALTY.

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  1. LABOR CODE
  2. TITLE 2. PROTECTION OF LABORERS
  3. SUBTITLE B. RESTRICTIONS ON LABOR
  4. CHAPTER 51. EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN
  5. SUBCHAPTER D. PENALTY AND DEFENSE

(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.

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.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:24Z. Source file · JSON

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