{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-481.309","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 481.309","heading":"COLLECTION OF PENALTY.","body":"(a) If the person does not pay the penalty and the enforcement of the penalty is not stayed, the penalty may be collected.\n(b) The attorney general may sue to collect the penalty.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1391 (S.B. 1879), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2007.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES","SUBTITLE C. SUBSTANCE ABUSE REGULATION AND CRIMES","CHAPTER 481. TEXAS CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT","SUBCHAPTER H. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.481.htm#481.309","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"9f468b4710ef7192f0f0813f24de18e461df2d84f6a45737d354d9513826793c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-481.308","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-481.310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}