Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.012
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.012, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 161.012. CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
Official statutory text
(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 161.011. An offense under this subsection is punishable by confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not more than two years, a fine of not more than $1,000, or both.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly gives evidence obtained in violation of Section 161.011 to the federal government or to an instrumentality of the federal government. An offense under this subsection is punishable by confinement in the county jail for not more than one year, a fine of not more than $500, or both.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly gives evidence obtained in violation of Section 161.011 to the federal government or to an instrumentality of the federal government. An offense under this subsection is punishable by confinement in the county jail for not more than one year, a fine of not more than $500, or both.
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