{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1954.402","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1954.402","heading":"CRIMINAL PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person required to be licensed under this chapter commits an offense if the person:\n(1) removes asbestos from a public building or encapsulates the asbestos without a license after having been previously assessed a civil or administrative penalty for removing or encapsulating asbestos without a license; or\n(2) fails to keep records as required by Section 1954.251 after having been previously assessed a civil or administrative penalty for failing to keep records.\n(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $20,000, unless the defendant has been previously convicted under this section, in which event the offense is punishable by:\n(1) a fine not to exceed $25,000;\n(2) confinement in jail for not more than two years; or\n(3) both the fine and confinement.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 12. PRACTICES AND TRADES RELATED TO WATER, HEALTH, AND SAFETY","SUBTITLE B. PRACTICES RELATED TO HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 1954. ASBESTOS HEALTH PROTECTION","SUBCHAPTER I. OTHER PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1954.htm#1954.402","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"46c1e9bf6159b442560e118fabc7d1df89be17d27359a195015efead0e47fe22","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1954.401","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1955.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}