{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-697.008","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 697.008","heading":"CIVIL PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person that violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter is liable for a civil penalty in an amount of $1,000 for each violation.\n(b) The attorney general, at the request of the department, may sue to collect the civil penalty. The attorney general may recover reasonable expenses incurred in collecting the civil penalty, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, investigation costs, witness fees, and disposition expenses.\nAdded by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 441 (S.B. 8), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 8. DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE BODY","SUBTITLE B. DISPOSITION OF THE BODY","CHAPTER 697. DISPOSITION OF EMBRYONIC AND FETAL TISSUE REMAINS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.697.htm#697.008","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"56beb1e91bdcce4c96f87f6c3ae0eacf24d2416b80b9675f2530ab0b2b0e607a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-697.007","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-697.009"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}