{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1956.128","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1956.128","heading":"ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.","body":"(a) The commission may impose an administrative penalty under Subchapter R, Chapter 411, Government Code, on a metal recycling entity that:\n(1) violates Section 1956.123 due to the entity's failure to exercise due diligence in purchasing or acquiring a catalytic converter removed from a motor vehicle; or\n(2) violates Section 1956.124.\n(b) The amount of the administrative penalty may not exceed $10,000.\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 269 (S.B. 224), Sec. 3.07, eff. May 29, 2023.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 12. PRACTICES AND TRADES RELATED TO WATER, HEALTH, AND SAFETY","SUBTITLE B. PRACTICES RELATED TO HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 1956. METAL RECYCLING ENTITIES","SUBCHAPTER C-1. CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING CATALYTIC CONVERTERS REMOVED FROM MOTOR VEHICLES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1956.htm#1956.128","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"3c3b713add6498970e7f8ccbb2f6e7f22ff12979ecc444973bcb97ae3655edd1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1956.127","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1956.131"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}