{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-159.056","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 159.056","heading":"FAILURE TO FILE; CRIMINAL PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person:\n(1) is a county judicial officer or a candidate for office as a county judicial officer; and\n(2) knowingly fails to file a financial statement as required by this subchapter.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 763, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE B. COUNTY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 159. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE BY COUNTY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBCHAPTER C. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE BY COUNTY JUDICIAL OFFICERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.159.htm#159.056","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"2f065b9f2e9e0220c8ad16a7882afd6a6e66cad2fe86d0c766a709a97696e01a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-159.055","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-159.071"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}