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Tex. Water Code § 7.155

VIOLATION RELATING TO DISCHARGE OR SPILL

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State v. Colyandro (2007)

Most recently applied in State v. Colyandro (June 2007)

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(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

(2) knowingly falsifies a record or report concerning the prevention or cleanup of a discharge or spill.

(b) An offense under Subsection (a)(1) is a Class A misdemeanor.

(c) An offense under Subsection (a)(2) is a felony of the third degree.

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