{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-13.418","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 13.418","heading":"DISPOSITION OF FINES AND PENALTIES; WATER UTILITY IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT.","body":"(a) Fines and penalties collected under this chapter from a retail public utility that is not a public utility in other than criminal proceedings shall be deposited in the general revenue fund.\n(b) Fines and penalties collected from a public utility under this chapter in other than criminal proceedings shall be deposited in the water utility improvement account as provided by Section 341.0485, Health and Safety Code.\nAdded by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 3.005, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1010, Sec. 6.31, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 170 (H.B. 1600), Sec. 2.78, eff. September 1, 2013.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 171 (S.B. 567), Sec. 78, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION","SUBTITLE B. WATER RIGHTS","CHAPTER 13. WATER RATES AND SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER K. VIOLATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.13.htm#13.418","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"dd2a78425bcada9a6639e94a412f481d30059063bd27013bc3a23fd41022051c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-13.417","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-13.419"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}