{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-51.031","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 51.031","heading":"OFFENSE; PENALTY.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an offense under this chapter is a Class B misdemeanor.\n(b) An offense under Section 51.014(d), 51.0145, or 51.016(i)(3) is a Class A misdemeanor.\nActs 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.10(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 501, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 648, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 79 (S.B. 315), Sec. 7, eff. May 24, 2021.\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 942 (S.B. 766), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 2. PROTECTION OF LABORERS","SUBTITLE B. RESTRICTIONS ON LABOR","CHAPTER 51. EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN","SUBCHAPTER D. PENALTY AND DEFENSE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.51.htm#51.031","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"f111335c0540f1339f85386b6e6e577e1f1a69681f993200ea03952d4f829583","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-51.024","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-51.032"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}