{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-571.173","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 571.173","heading":"CIVIL PENALTY FOR DELAY OR VIOLATION.","body":"The commission may impose a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 or triple the amount at issue under a law administered and enforced by the commission, whichever amount is more, for a delay in complying with a commission order or for a violation of a law administered and enforced by the commission.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 5. OPEN GOVERNMENT; ETHICS","SUBTITLE B. ETHICS","CHAPTER 571. TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER F. ENFORCEMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.571.htm#571.173","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"56f22bf4dea3597e32783f1ac7da5e975ecb4cf867b445be09a8c47bc5c04bec","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-571.172","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-571.1731"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}