{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-186.045","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 186.045","heading":"FAILURE TO PROVIDE NOTICE; PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person providing telephone service commits an offense if the person:\n(1) distributes copies of a telephone directory subject to Section 186.044(a) from which the notice required by that section is wilfully omitted; or\n(2) wilfully fails to enclose in telephone bills the notice required by Section 186.044(b).\n(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $25 and not more than $500.\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 186. PROVISIONS TO ENSURE THE RELIABILITY AND INTEGRITY OF UTILITY SERVICE","SUBCHAPTER D. AVAILABILITY OF EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.186.htm#186.045","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"8724d3fe6c2af445c5cef3e36b44b138c83d878604e7095ddbecd49dc92e12e8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-186.044","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-186.051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}