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House Bill 2127 |
House Author: Giddings |
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Effective: 9-1-09 |
Senate Sponsor: West |
House Bill 2127 amends the Business & Commerce Code to increase from 5 to 10 the number of plastic bulk merchandise containers a person who is in the business of recycling, shredding, or destroying such containers must purchase from an individual to be required to obtain certain verifying information from the individual and establishes that the containers are purchased at the same time. The bill makes it a Class C misdemeanor to violate those requirements, punishable by a maximum fine of $350 if the total purchase price of the containers to which the offense relates is less than $1,000, or a maximum fine of $700 if the total purchase price is $1,000 or more, with a subsequent conviction incurring a maximum fine of twice the maximum amount of the fine prescribed for the first offense.