{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-54.208","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 54.208","heading":"EFFECTIVE DATE OF RULES.","body":"The penalty for violation of a rule is not effective and enforceable until five days after the publication of the notice. Five days after the publication, the published rule shall be in effect and ignorance of it is not a defense to a prosecution for the enforcement of the penalty.\nAdded by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 788, ch. 84, Sec. 1.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 54. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER D. POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.54.htm#54.208","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"0429723114715ac7ad9ab8db16ab1d10d14b9649fbc6f172d654d7794230032a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-54.207","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-54.209"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}