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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the enforcement of the public information law; |
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providing for the imposition of a civil penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 552.3215, Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 552.3215. DECLARATORY JUDGMENT, [OR] INJUNCTIVE |
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RELIEF, OR CIVIL PENALTY. |
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SECTION 2. Section 552.3215, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (b-1) and (l) to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) An action for a declaratory judgment, [or] injunctive |
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relief, or a civil penalty may be brought in accordance with this |
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section against a governmental body that violates this chapter. |
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(b-1) A governmental body that violates this chapter is |
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subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each violation. |
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Each day the violation continues is considered a separate |
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violation. |
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(l) A civil penalty collected under this section shall be |
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deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue |
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fund. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |