Tex. Fam. Code Section 234.105
Civil Penalty

(a)

In addition to any other remedy provided by law, an employer who knowingly violates a procedure adopted under Section 234.104 (Procedures) for reporting employee information may be liable for a civil penalty as permitted by Section 453A(d) of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 653a).

(b)

The amount of the civil penalty may not exceed:

(1)

$25 for each occurrence in which an employer fails to report an employee; or

(2)

$500 for each occurrence in which the conduct described by Subdivision (1) is the result of a conspiracy between the employer and an employee to not supply a required report or to submit a false or incomplete report.

(c)

The attorney general may sue to collect the civil penalty. A penalty collected under this section shall be deposited in a special fund in the state treasury.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 228), Sec. 62, eff. September 1, 2007.

Source: Section 234.105 — Civil Penalty, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.­234.­htm#234.­105 (accessed May 18, 2024).

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