Tex.
Health & Safety Code Section 571.020
Criminal Penalties
(a)
A person commits an offense if the person intentionally causes, conspires with another to cause, or assists another to cause the unwarranted commitment of a person to a mental health facility.(b)
A person commits an offense if the person knowingly violates a provision of this subtitle.(c)
An individual who commits an offense under this section is subject on conviction to:(1)
a fine of not less than $50 or more than $25,000 for each violation and each day of a continuing violation;(2)
confinement in jail for not more than two years for each violation and each day of a continuing violation; or(3)
both fine and confinement.(d)
A person other than an individual who commits an offense under this section is subject on conviction to a fine of not less than $500 or more than $100,000 for each violation and each day of a continuing violation.(e)
If it is shown on the trial of an individual that the individual has previously been convicted of an offense under this section, the offense is punishable by:(1)
a fine of not less than $100 or more than $50,000 for each violation and each day of a continuing violation;(2)
confinement in jail for not more than four years for each violation and each day of a continuing violation; or(3)
both fine and confinement.(f)
If it is shown on the trial of a person other than an individual that the person previously has been convicted of an offense under this section, the offense is punishable by a fine of not less than $1,000 or more than $200,000 for each violation and each day of a continuing violation.
Source:
Section 571.020 — Criminal Penalties, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.571.htm#571.020 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
