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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to imposing a civil penalty for a violation of the Election |
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Code. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 273, Election Code, is amended by adding |
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Subchapter F to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER F. CIVIL PENALTY |
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Sec. 273.101. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) In addition to any other |
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applicable civil or criminal penalty, a person who commits an |
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offense prescribed by the election laws of this state is liable to |
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this state for a civil penalty. The attorney general may bring an |
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action to recover a civil penalty imposed under this section. |
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(b) Unless otherwise provided by a provision of this code, a |
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civil penalty imposed under this section shall be not less than |
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$100,000. |
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(c) A civil penalty collected by the attorney general under |
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this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit |
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of the general revenue fund. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |