{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-13.260","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Agriculture Code § 13.260","heading":"PENALTY FOR ISSUING CERTIFICATE WITHOUT AUTHORITY.","body":"(a) A person who intentionally or knowingly issues an official certificate of weight or measure of a commodity without first obtaining a certificate of authority under Section 13.255, who issues an official certificate of weight or measure of a commodity after revocation of the person's certificate of authority, or who issues an official certificate of weight or measure of a commodity without executing a bond as required under Section 13.256 commits an offense.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.\nActs 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1041, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2593, ch. 693, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 (H.B. 2925), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["AGRICULTURE CODE","TITLE 2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","CHAPTER 13. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES","SUBCHAPTER E. PUBLIC WEIGHER"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.13.htm#13.260","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:50Z","sha256":"5def86d1aad1ebef778613bf4a4261d310ea0cc418fc86b88a0ea9db3e1ef0e0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-13.259","next":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-13.261"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}