{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1956.137","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1956.137","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 1956.133 due to the entity's failure to exercise due diligence in purchasing or acquiring copper or brass material; or\n(2) violates Section 1956.134.\n(b) The amount of the administrative penalty may not exceed $10,000.\nAdded by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 319 (S.B. 1646), Sec. 2.04, eff. May 30, 2025.","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-2. TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING CERTAIN COPPER OR BRASS MATERIAL"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1956.htm#1956.137","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"e08aa5238aa2410f0fc42755b118aee5c822a6c382103f2b8c67af50798a3e07","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1956.136","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1956.151"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}