{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-2051.152","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 2051.152","heading":"PROHIBITED ACTS BY PERSON; ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person commits an administrative violation if the person:\n(1) to obtain workers' compensation insurance coverage for the person or another person, intentionally or knowingly:\n(A) makes a false statement;\n(B) misrepresents or conceals a material fact;\n(C) makes a false entry in, fabricates, alters, conceals, or destroys a document; or\n(D) conspires to commit an act listed in Paragraph (A), (B), or (C); or\n(2) intentionally and knowingly obtains or maintains:\n(A) workers' compensation insurance coverage from an insurer that is not authorized to engage in business in this state; or\n(B) alternative coverage from an insurer in violation of this code.\n(b) An administrative violation under Subsection (a) is punishable by an administrative penalty not to exceed $5,000 assessed in accordance with the procedures established for an administrative violation under Chapter 415, Labor Code.\n(c) Each day an administrative violation under Subsection (a)(2) occurs or continues is a separate violation.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 10. PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE","SUBTITLE E. WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE","CHAPTER 2051. GENERAL PROVISIONS: WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE","SUBCHAPTER D. DUTIES AND PROHIBITED ACTS; ENFORCEMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.2051.htm#2051.152","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"20d4b8e11cb9797e1cf44d6e9848b271cf72a68154c9fb82e41fbb72808cd467","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-2051.151","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-2051.153"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}