Tex. Election Code Section 254.042
Civil Penalty for Late Report

(a)

The commission shall determine from any available evidence whether a report required to be filed with the commission under this chapter is late. On making that determination, the commission shall immediately mail a notice of the determination to the person required to file the report.

(b)

If a report other than a report under Section 254.064 (Additional Reports of Opposed Candidate)(c), 254.124 (Additional Reports of Committee for Supporting or Opposing Candidate or Measure)(c), or 254.154 (Additional Reports of Committee Involved in Election)(c) or the first report under Section 254.063 (Semiannual Reporting Schedule for Candidate) or 254.123 (Semiannual Reporting Schedule for Committee) that is required to be filed following the primary or general election is determined to be late, the person required to file the report is liable to the state for a civil penalty of $500. If a report under Section 254.064 (Additional Reports of Opposed Candidate)(c), 254.124 (Additional Reports of Committee for Supporting or Opposing Candidate or Measure)(c), or 254.154 (Additional Reports of Committee Involved in Election)(c) or the first report under Section 254.063 (Semiannual Reporting Schedule for Candidate) or 254.153 (Semiannual Reporting Schedule for Committee) that is required to be filed following the primary or general election is determined to be late, the person required to file the report is liable to the state for a civil penalty of $500 for the first day the report is late and $100 for each day thereafter that the report is late. If a report is more than 30 days late, the commission shall issue a warning of liability by registered mail to the person required to file the report. If the penalty is not paid before the 10th day after the date on which the warning is received, the person is liable for a civil penalty in an amount determined by commission rule, but not to exceed $10,000.

(c)

A penalty paid voluntarily under this section shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the General Revenue Fund.

(d)

Repealed by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 304, Sec. 5.20, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 304, Sec. 5.13, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 3.16, eff. Aug. 30, 1993; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 249, Sec. 2.15, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1294 (S.B. 64), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.

Source: Section 254.042 — Civil Penalty for Late Report, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.­254.­htm#254.­042 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

254.001
Recordkeeping Required 254.031
General Contents of Reports 254.032
Nonreportable Personal Travel Expense 254.033
Nonreportable Personal Service 254.034
Time of Accepting Contribution 254.035
Time of Making Expenditure 254.036
Form of Report 254.037
Filing Deadline 254.038
Special Report near Election by Certain Candidates and Political Committees 254.039
Special Report near Election by Certain General-purpose Committees 254.040
Preservation of Reports 254.041
Criminal Penalty for Untimely or Incomplete Report 254.042
Civil Penalty for Late Report 254.043
Action to Require Compliance 254.044
Reporting of Political Contributions and Expenditures Made Using Credit Card 254.061
Additional Contents of Reports 254.062
Certain Officeholder Activity Included 254.063
Semiannual Reporting Schedule for Candidate 254.064
Additional Reports of Opposed Candidate 254.065
Final Report 254.066
Authority with Whom Reports Filed 254.091
Additional Contents of Reports 254.092
Certain Officeholder Expenditures Excluded 254.093
Semiannual Reporting Schedule for Officeholder 254.094
Report Following Appointment of Campaign Treasurer 254.095
Report Not Required 254.096
Officeholder Who Becomes Candidate 254.097
Authority with Whom Reports Filed 254.121
Additional Contents of Reports 254.122
Involvement in More than One Election by Certain Committees 254.123
Semiannual Reporting Schedule for Committee 254.124
Additional Reports of Committee for Supporting or Opposing Candidate or Measure 254.125
Final Report of Committee for Supporting or Opposing Candidate or Measure 254.126
Dissolution Report of Committee for Assisting Officeholder 254.127
Termination Report 254.128
Notice to Candidate and Officeholder of Contributions and Expenditures 254.129
Notice of Change in Committee Status 254.130
Authority with Whom Reports Filed 254.151
Additional Contents of Reports 254.152
Time for Reporting Certain Expenditures 254.153
Semiannual Reporting Schedule for Committee 254.154
Additional Reports of Committee Involved in Election 254.155
Option to File Monthly 254.156
Contents of Monthly Reports 254.157
Monthly Reporting Schedule 254.158
Exception to Monthly Reporting Schedule 254.159
Dissolution Report 254.160
Termination Report 254.161
Notice to Candidate and Officeholder of Contributions and Expenditures 254.162
Notice of Change in Committee Status 254.163
Authority with Whom Reports Filed 254.164
Certain Committees Exempt from Civil Penalties 254.181
Modified Reporting Authorized 254.182
Declaration of Intent Required 254.183
Maximum Exceeded 254.184
Applicability of Regular Reporting Requirements 254.201
Annual Report of Unexpended Contributions 254.202
Filing of Report 254.203
Retention of Contributions 254.204
Disposition of Unexpended Contributions 254.205
Report of Disposition of Unexpended Contributions 254.231
Liability to Candidates 254.232
Liability to State 254.262
Travel Expense 254.0311
Report by Legislative Caucus 254.0312
Best Efforts 254.0313
Omission of Address for Judge and Family Member 254.0362
Use of Publicly Accessible Computer Terminal for Preparation of Reports 254.0391
Report During Special Legislative Session 254.0401
Availability of Reports on Internet 254.0402
Public Inspection of Reports 254.0405
Amendment of Filed Report 254.0611
Additional Contents of Reports by Certain Judicial Candidates 254.0612
Additional Contents of Reports by Candidate for Statewide Executive Office or Legislative Office 254.0911
Additional Contents of Reports by Certain Judicial Officeholders 254.0912
Additional Contents of Reports by Statewide Executive Officeholders and Legislative Officeholders 254.1211
Additional Contents of Reports of Certain Committees 254.1212
Additional Contents of Reports of Committee Supporting or Opposing Candidate for Statewide Executive Officeholders or Legislative Officeholders or Assisting Statewide Executive Officeholders or Legislative Officeholders 254.1541
Alternate Reporting Requirements for Certain Committees 254.1581
Reporting by Out-of-state Political Committee
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

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