{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-7.181","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 7.181","heading":"IMPROPER USE OF MONITORING DEVICE.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly tampers with, modifies, disables, or fails to use a required monitoring device; tampers with, modifies, or disables a monitoring device; or falsifies, fabricates, or omits data from a monitoring device, unless the act is done in strict compliance with Chapter 382, Health and Safety Code, or a permit, variance, or order issued or a rule adopted by the commission.\n(b) An offense under this section is punishable for an individual under Section 7.187(1)(C) or Section 7.187(2)(D) or both.\n(c) An offense under this section is punishable for a person other than an individual under Section 7.187(1)(D).\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#7.181","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"4e289486724aabffd2714a85ec273712bfe6dc3c7aba3751f0dbb96a82e54607","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-7.180","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-7.182"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}