Tex. Government Code § 33.02115
FALSE COMPLAINT; ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY
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- Tex. Government Code § 33.02115, FALSE COMPLAINT; ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/649674
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(a) The commission may impose administrative sanctions, including an administrative penalty under Subsection (b), against a person who knowingly files a false complaint with the commission under this subchapter.
(b) The commission may impose on a person described by Subsection (a) an administrative penalty in the amount of:
(1) not more than $500 for the first false complaint;
(2) not more than $2,500 for the second false complaint; and
(3) not less than $5,000 but not more than $10,000 for each false complaint filed subsequent to the second.
(c) An order imposing an administrative penalty or other sanction under this section is a public record. The commission shall publish notice of the penalty or other sanction on the commission's Internet website.