Sec. 140A.061. DELIBERATE NONCOMPLIANCE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person, with intent to avoid, evade, or prevent compliance with a civil investigative demand issued under this subchapter, knowingly removes from any place, conceals, withholds, destroys, mutilates, alters, or by any other means falsifies any documentary material or otherwise provides inaccurate information.
(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:
(1) a fine of not more than $5,000;
(2) confinement in a county jail for not more than one year; or
(3) both a fine and confinement.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 685 (H.B. 29), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2017.
Structure Texas Statutes
Civil Practice and Remedies Code
Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions
Chapter 140A - Civil Racketeering Related to Trafficking of Persons
Subchapter B. Procedures and Evidence
Section 140A.052. Civil Investigative Demand
Section 140A.053. Contents of Demand
Section 140A.054. Service; Proof of Service
Section 140A.055. Petition for Order Modifying or Setting Aside Demand
Section 140A.056. Compliance With Demand
Section 140A.057. Documentary Material
Section 140A.058. Interrogatories
Section 140A.059. Oral Examination
Section 140A.060. Failure to Comply With Demand Petition for Enforcement
Section 140A.061. Deliberate Noncompliance
Section 140A.062. Disclosure and Use of Material and Information