{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-182.104","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 182.104","heading":"OFFENSE.","body":"(a) A utility or other person commits an offense if the utility or other person fails or refuses to allow an agent or employee of a municipality to examine a meter.\n(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $200.\n(c) Each day a utility or other person refuses to allow an agent or employee of a municipality to examine a meter is a separate offense.\nActs 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["UTILITIES CODE","TITLE 4. DELIVERY OF UTILITY SERVICES","SUBTITLE B. PROVISIONS REGULATING DELIVERY OF SERVICES","CHAPTER 182. RIGHTS OF UTILITY CUSTOMERS","SUBCHAPTER C. TESTING OF METERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.182.htm#182.104","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"ca611d791d823526e19b4f7788d7d6260d44f5d263793e8c83174201d98d8fe9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-182.103","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-182.201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}