{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-553.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 553.003","heading":"CRIMINAL PENALTY; PRESUMPTION.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 553.002 and the person has actual notice of the acquisition or intended acquisition of the legal or equitable interest in the property.\n(b) A person who violates Section 553.002 by not filing the affidavit required by that section is presumed to have the intent to commit an offense under this section.\n(c) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 5. OPEN GOVERNMENT; ETHICS","SUBTITLE A. OPEN GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 553. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE","SUBCHAPTER A. DISCLOSURE BY PUBLIC SERVANT OF INTEREST IN PROPERTY TO BE ACQUIRED WITH PUBLIC FUNDS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.553.htm#553.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"e6d8ece3dda5c2d612953b0f9610c3fc01365f5ed6d1a33d8e3fe4f2419406f8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-553.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-553.021"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}