Texas Parks and Wildlife Code 31.127 – Penalties and Fines
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(a) A person who violates or fails to comply with any provision of this chapter, or who violates or fails to comply with a proclamation of the commission entered under this chapter or a city ordinance or order of a commissioners court or a political subdivision of the state made or entered under this chapter, commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
(b) A person who violates § 31.043(c) or 31.096 commits an offense that is a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor. A person who violates § 31.043(c-1) commits an offense that is a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
Terms Used In Texas Parks and Wildlife Code 31.127
- 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
(c) Except as provided by Subsection (f), a person who operates a vessel in violation of § 31.021(b) or 31.095 commits an offense punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $500.
(d) The operator of a vessel who is involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty that results in death or serious bodily injury to another person and fails to comply with § 31.104 commits an offense that is a Parks and Wildlife Code felony.
(e) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the operator of a vessel who is involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty and fails to comply with § 31.104 commits an offense that is a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
(f) A court may dismiss a charge of operating a vessel with an expired certificate of number under § 31.021 if:
(1) the defendant remedies the defect not later than the 10th working day after the date of the offense and pays a reimbursement fee not to exceed $10; and
(2) the certificate of number has not been expired for more than 60 days.
(g) A person who operates a motorboat in violation of § 31.1071 commits an offense punishable by a fine of not more than $200.