{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-143.016","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 143.016","heading":"PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF CHAPTER.","body":"(a) A fire fighter or police officer commits an offense if the person violates this chapter.\n(b) An offense under this section or Section 143.009 is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $10 or more than $100, confinement in the county jail for not more than 30 days, or both fine and confinement.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE A. MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 143. MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE FOR FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.143.htm#143.016","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"45baeff6f983aa70a120e4926ad2f4c256a249016c35f917d8f41f68bcc876a7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-143.015","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-143.021"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}