Tex. Utilities Code § 182.104
This is the official text of Tex. Utilities Code § 182.104, part of Texas’s Utilities Code — regulates utility companies.
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§ 182.104. OFFENSE.
Official statutory text
(a) A utility or other person commits an offense if the utility or other person fails or refuses to allow an agent or employee of a municipality to examine a meter.
(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $200.
(c) Each day a utility or other person refuses to allow an agent or employee of a municipality to examine a meter is a separate offense.
(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $200.
(c) Each day a utility or other person refuses to allow an agent or employee of a municipality to examine a meter is a separate offense.
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