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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to civil penalties against subdividers of land. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 232, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 232.012 to read as follows: |
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CIVIL PENALTIES. (a) A subdivider or an agent of a |
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subdivider may not cause, suffer, allow, or permit a lot to be sold |
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in a subdivision if the subdivision has not been platted as required |
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by this chapter. |
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(b) A person, including a subdivider, who is alleged to have |
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violated a provision under this chapter is not subject to a penalty |
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under this chapter if the person proves the violation or nuisance |
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was corrected not later than the 30th day after the date the person |
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receives notice from the attorney general, district attorney, |
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county attorney, or a |
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local health authority of the violation. |
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(c) Subsection (b) does not apply to a parcel of land that |
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has not yet been platted. |
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(d) Venue for an action under this section is in a district |
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court of Travis County, a district court in the county in which the |
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defendant resides, or a district court in the county in which the |
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violation or threat of violation occurs. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |