Tex. Labor Code § 52.003
OFFENSE; PENALTY; DEFENSE
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- Tex. Labor Code § 52.003, OFFENSE; PENALTY; DEFENSE, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/686342
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(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates this subchapter.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
(c) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the employee volunteered for work on the seventh consecutive day and that the employee signed a written statement stating that the employee volunteered. The statement must also contain a provision, signed by the employer or the employer's agent, that the employer did not require the work.