{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-257.006","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 257.006","heading":"CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Section 257.004, a person who knowingly uses a contribution in violation of Section 257.002 or who knowingly fails to otherwise comply with this chapter commits an offense.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 304, Sec. 5.19, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 15. REGULATING POLITICAL FUNDS AND CAMPAIGNS","CHAPTER 257. POLITICAL PARTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.257.htm#257.006","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"2f1b785cb35fdb3303e0b4c682b70c334b26a2ce219c055fb03bbb873c581c51","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-257.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-257.007"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}