{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-391.035","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 391.035","heading":"CIVIL PENALTY.","body":"(a) In lieu of being subject to a criminal penalty, a person who intentionally violates this subchapter or Subchapter C may be liable for a civil penalty. The attorney general or a district or county attorney of the county in which the violation is alleged to have occurred may sue to collect the penalty.\n(b) The amount of the civil penalty is not less than $500 or more than $1,000 for each violation, depending on the seriousness of the violation. A separate penalty may be collected for each day a continuing violation occurs.\n(c) A penalty collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund if collected by the attorney general and to the credit of the county road and bridge fund of the county in which the violation occurred if collected by a district or county attorney.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 442, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 611 (H.B. 412), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 68 (H.B. 875), Sec. 1, eff. May 20, 2009.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 6. ROADWAYS","SUBTITLE H. HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION","CHAPTER 391. HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION ON INTERSTATE AND PRIMARY SYSTEMS AND CERTAIN ROADS","SUBCHAPTER B. REGULATION OF COMMERCIAL SIGNS GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.391.htm#391.035","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"84e3665a4dcb693cb2a7a27c39583a1f3e58522ad04a0294f618a2dbfa0eb552","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-391.034","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-391.0355"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}