{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-644.152","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 644.152","heading":"CIVIL PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person who does not permit an inspection authorized by Section 644.104 is liable to the state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000.\n(b) The attorney general may sue to collect the penalty in:\n(1) the county in which the violation is alleged to have occurred; or\n(2) Travis County.\n(c) The penalty provided by this section is in addition to the penalty provided by Section 644.151.\n(d) Each day a person refuses to permit an inspection described by Subsection (a) is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.151(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE F. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 644. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS","SUBCHAPTER D. OFFENSES, PENALTIES, AND JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.644.htm#644.152","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"1952ddf52954606d51a14073234806ecc6b2e08243be33c6cae436d8dffefb5e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-644.151","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-644.153"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}