{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-572.034","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 572.034","heading":"CRIMINAL PENALTY.","body":"(a) An individual commits an offense if the individual is a state officer or candidate or state party chair and knowingly and wilfully fails to file a financial statement as required by this subchapter.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.\n(c) In a prosecution for failure to file a financial statement under this section, it is a defense that the individual did not receive copies of the financial statement form required by this subchapter to be mailed to the individual.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1253 (H.B. 1945), Sec. 5, eff. June 18, 2005.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 5. OPEN GOVERNMENT; ETHICS","SUBTITLE B. ETHICS","CHAPTER 572. PERSONAL FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE, STANDARDS OF CONDUCT, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST","SUBCHAPTER B. PERSONAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.572.htm#572.034","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"043041ff55a2fe2860848c85e161a0b546fc51918c2a4a717a30ce3799da0e15","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-572.033","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-572.035"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}