Texas Health and Safety Code 343.012 – Criminal Penalty
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(a) A person commits an offense if:
(1) the person violates § 343.011(b); and
(2) the nuisance remains unabated after the 30th day after the date on which the person receives notice from a county official, agent, or employee to abate the nuisance.
(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50 or more than $200.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 343.012
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(c) If it is shown on the trial of the defendant that the defendant has been previously convicted of an offense under this section, the defendant is punishable by a fine of not less than $200 or more than $1,000, confinement in jail for not more than six months, or both.
(d) Each day a violation occurs is a separate offense.
(e) The court shall order abatement of the nuisance if the defendant is convicted of an offense under this section.