{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-251.202","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 251.202","heading":"ALLOCATION OF CIVIL PENALTY.","body":"(a) Fifty percent of the civil penalty collected under Section 251.201 shall be transferred to the county treasurer of the county prosecuting the action and 50 percent of the civil penalty collected under Section 251.201 shall be transferred to the corporation.\n(b) The county treasurer shall deposit all money received under this section in the county road and bridge fund.\n(c) The corporation shall use the money received under this section to develop public service announcements to educate the public about the statewide one-call notification system and its availability as prescribed by Section 251.060(7).\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 18.17(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["UTILITIES CODE","TITLE 5. PROVISIONS AFFECTING THE OPERATION OF UTILITY FACILITIES","CHAPTER 251. UNDERGROUND FACILITY DAMAGE PREVENTION AND SAFETY","SUBCHAPTER E. PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.251.htm#251.202","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"957c76647f1247d8b2bf8e046a0ffb19eeb47d38df3a22bd18a25fdcb596cdb5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-251.2011","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-251.203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}