Sec. 13.259. PENALTY FOR ISSUING A FALSE CERTIFICATE. (a) A public weigher who intentionally or knowingly issues a certificate of weight or measure of a commodity giving a false weight or measure for the commodity commits an offense.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1041, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2593, ch. 693, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 5.06, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 (H.B. 2925), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2009.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Department of Agriculture
Chapter 13 - Weights and Measures
Section 13.2555. Revocation, Modification, or Suspension of Certificate
Section 13.257. Recording of Weights and Measures
Section 13.258. Duties of the Department
Section 13.259. Penalty for Issuing a False Certificate
Section 13.260. Penalty for Issuing Certificate Without Authority