{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-419.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 419.004","heading":"CIVIL PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person who violates Section 419.002 or a rule adopted under this chapter is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for each violation.\n(b) The attorney general, at the request of the commissioner, shall bring an action to collect a civil penalty under this section in a district court in Travis County.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.287, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION","SUBTITLE A. TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT","CHAPTER 419. MISUSE OF DIVISION NAME"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.419.htm#419.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"ea2f5ab1018c26d4efe1ab0be40247efdafb77f8e178d6115e45610906d27fcb","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-419.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-419.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}