Tex. Tax Code § 156.203
This is the official text of Tex. Tax Code § 156.203, part of Texas’s Tax Code — governs state and local taxation.
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§ 156.203. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Official statutory text
(a) A person commits an offense if the person fails to file a report with the comptroller, collect a tax for the state, or pay a tax to the comptroller as the person is required to do by this chapter.
(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $1,000.
(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $1,000.
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