{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-117.054","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Natural Resources Code § 117.054","heading":"CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR INJURING OR DESTROYING PIPELINE FACILITIES.","body":"(a) A person who intentionally injures or destroys or attempts to injure or destroy any pipeline facility in this state commits an offense.\n(b) An offense under this section is punishable by a fine of not more than $2 million, confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a term of not more than five years, or both such fine and imprisonment.\n(c) In the prosecution of a defendant for multiple offenses under this section, all of the offenses are considered to be part of the same criminal episode, and as required by Section 3.03, Penal Code, the sentences of confinement shall run concurrently. Additionally, the cumulative total of fines imposed under this section may not exceed the maximum amount imposed on conviction of a single offense under this section.\nAdded by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 4914, ch. 873, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.138, eff. September 1, 2009.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 104 (S.B. 900), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["NATURAL RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 3. OIL AND GAS","SUBTITLE D. REGULATION OF SPECIFIC BUSINESSES AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 117. HAZARDOUS LIQUID OR CARBON DIOXIDE PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY","SUBCHAPTER C. ENFORCEMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.117.htm#117.054","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:28Z","sha256":"73288d42405e8072f3b5accdb8db433634cd48b749b9c8e92f36f8662765ac65","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-117.053","next":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-117.101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}