{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-234.105","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 234.105","heading":"CIVIL PENALTY.","body":"(a) In addition to any other remedy provided by law, an employer who knowingly violates a procedure adopted under Section 234.104 for reporting employee information may be liable for a civil penalty as permitted by Section 453A(d) of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 653a).\n(b) The amount of the civil penalty may not exceed:\n(1) $25 for each occurrence in which an employer fails to report an employee; or\n(2) $500 for each occurrence in which the conduct described by Subdivision (1) is the result of a conspiracy between the employer and an employee to not supply a required report or to submit a false or incomplete report.\n(c) The attorney general may sue to collect the civil penalty. A penalty collected under this section shall be deposited in a special fund in the state treasury.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 228), Sec. 62, eff. September 1, 2007.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE D. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES","CHAPTER 234. STATE CASE REGISTRY, DISBURSEMENT UNIT, AND DIRECTORY OF NEW HIRES","SUBCHAPTER B. STATE DIRECTORY OF NEW HIRES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.234.htm#234.105","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"400d9b52e982a9897be85bd3854289b18ba3391a0311cbfe68bc3619d5fe3c50","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-234.104","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-261.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}