{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-501.157","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 501.157","heading":"PENALTIES.","body":"(a) Unless otherwise provided by this chapter, an offense under this chapter is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $1 or more than $100 for the first offense. If a person is subsequently convicted of the same offense, at the jury's discretion, a person may be fined not less than $2 or more than $200.\n(b) A person commits an offense if the person violates Subchapter E or a rule adopted under that subchapter. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.43(b), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE A. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES","CHAPTER 501. CERTIFICATE OF TITLE ACT","SUBCHAPTER H. PENALTIES AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.501.htm#501.157","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"ce282bfef54556f52a9050fa460d39f93dd1ee1164cf077de8ef5cdc761e76f2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-501.156","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-501.158"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}