{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-65.208","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 65.208","heading":"EFFECTIVE DATE OF RULES.","body":"The penalty for violation of a rule is not effective and enforceable until five days after the last publication of the notice. Five days after the last publication, the published rule takes effect and ignorance of the rule is not a defense to a prosecution for the enforcement of the penalty.\nAdded by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 65. SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.65.htm#65.208","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"2ebebdf6a2e871d29eeb98c9f5e2f63f4ee0c64ab289d5937312d00c0e6d2b2b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-65.207","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-65.235"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}