{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-7.174","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 7.174","heading":"VIOLATION OF SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM PERMIT PROVISION.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person begins to construct, alter, repair, or extend an on-site sewage disposal system owned by another person before the owner of the system obtains a permit to construct, alter, repair, or extend the on-site sewage disposal system as required by Subchapter D, Chapter 366, Health and Safety Code.\n(b) Except as provided by this subsection, an offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor. If it is shown on the trial of the defendant that the defendant has previously been convicted of an offense under this section, the offense is punishable under Section 7.187(1)(A) or Section 7.187(2)(A) or both.\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#7.174","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"334280fad737f6eeea7f30c5da48ac0a840defaedaa8efb3f7a4d5f6dcc496ac","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-7.1735","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-7.175"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}