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Tex. Gov't Code § 418.173

PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN

Known as the Texas Disaster Act

The act spans §§ 418.001 to 418.404 (183 sections).

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff

(a) A state, local, or interjurisdictional emergency management plan may provide that failure to comply with the plan or with a rule, order, or ordinance adopted under the plan is an offense.

(b) The plan may prescribe a punishment for the offense but may not prescribe a fine that exceeds $1,000 or confinement in jail for a term that exceeds 180 days.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.