{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-143.015","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 143.015","heading":"CRIMINAL PENALTY.","body":"(a) An employer commits an offense if the employer:\n(1) violates Section 143.002;\n(2) refuses to allow the board or its representative to enter the employer's place of business to conduct an investigation authorized by this chapter;\n(3) refuses to permit the board or its representative to inspect or copy the employer's records or other documents related to the enforcement of this chapter;\n(4) makes an oral statement that the employer is required by the commissioner to make and the statement made is false; or\n(5) otherwise violates this chapter or any provision of the employer's permit.\n(b) A person commits an offense if the person violates a rule adopted by the board.\n(c) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $25 or more than $200, imprisonment for not less than 30 days or more than 60 days, or both.\nActs 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 2. HEALTH","SUBTITLE G. LICENSES AND OTHER REGULATION","CHAPTER 143. INDUSTRIAL HOMEWORK"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.143.htm#143.015","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"602991bc41f0ac26de1281703a74f79fbdc6e122f183a37d0761758a9e4d1989","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-143.014","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-144.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}