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

Tex. Tax Code § 201.353: INCOMPLETE RECORDS OR REPORTS; CONCEALING PROPERTY UNDER LIEN; PENALTY.

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  1. TAX CODE
  2. TITLE 2. STATE TAXATION
  3. SUBTITLE I. SEVERANCE TAXES
  4. CHAPTER 201. GAS PRODUCTION TAX
  5. SUBCHAPTER H. PENALTIES

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) with intent to defraud the state, knowingly fails to keep a complete record that the person is required by this chapter to keep;

(2) knowingly fails to file a complete report on or before the day the person is required by this chapter to file the report; or

(3) with intent to defraud the state, conceals property or equipment that is under a lien authorized by Section 201.303 of this code.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:

(1) a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000;

(2) confinement in county jail for not more than 12 months; or

(3) both a fine and confinement.

(c) In addition to the criminal penalty, a person is liable for a civil penalty of $1,000 if the person:

(1) performs any act constituting an offense under Subsection (a) of this section;

(2) with intent to defraud the state, makes a false entry in any record the person is required by this chapter to keep;

(3) destroys, damages, or conceals a record the person is required by this chapter to keep;

(4) falsifies a report the person is required by this chapter to file; or

(5) violates any rule promulgated under this section.

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1733, ch. 389, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.

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