{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-7.155","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 7.155","heading":"VIOLATION RELATING TO DISCHARGE OR SPILL.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person:\n(1) operates, is in charge of, or is responsible for a facility or vessel that causes a discharge or spill as defined by Section 26.263 and does not report the spill or discharge on discovery; or\n(2) knowingly falsifies a record or report concerning the prevention or cleanup of a discharge or spill.\n(b) An offense under Subsection (a)(1) is a Class A misdemeanor.\n(c) An offense under Subsection (a)(2) is a felony of the third degree.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION","SUBTITLE A. EXECUTIVE AGENCIES","CHAPTER 7. ENFORCEMENT","SUBCHAPTER E. CRIMINAL OFFENSES AND PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.7.htm#7.155","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"e8fc1229cbb69b132e747b73c733216a82ae09ffcc31f7f1afbf37740293d222","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-7.154","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-7.156"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}