Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 232.036
Criminal Penalties

(a)

A subdivider commits an offense if the subdivider knowingly fails to file a plat required by this subchapter. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.

(b)

A subdivider who owns a subdivision commits an offense if the subdivider knowingly fails to timely provide for the construction or installation of water or sewer service as required by Section 232.032 (Services Provided by Subdivider) or fails to make a reasonable effort to have electric utility service and gas utility service installed by a utility as required by Section 232.032 (Services Provided by Subdivider). An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.

(c)

If it is shown at the trial of an offense under Subsection (a) that the defendant caused five or more residences in the subdivision to be inhabited, the offense is a state jail felony.

(d)

A subdivider commits an offense if the subdivider allows the conveyance of a lot in the subdivision without the appropriate water and sewer utilities as required by Section 232.032 (Services Provided by Subdivider) or without having made a reasonable effort to have electric utility service and gas utility service installed by a utility as required by Section 232.032 (Services Provided by Subdivider). An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. Each lot conveyed constitutes a separate offense.

(e)

Venue for prosecution for a violation under this section is in the county in which any element of the violation is alleged to have occurred or in Travis County.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 979, Sec. 4, eff. June 16, 1995.

Source: Section 232.036 — Criminal Penalties, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.­232.­htm#232.­036 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

232.001
Plat Required 232.002
Approval by County Required 232.003
Subdivision Requirements 232.004
Bond Requirements 232.005
Enforcement in General 232.006
Exceptions for Populous Counties or Contiguous Counties 232.007
Manufactured Home Rental Communities 232.008
Cancellation of Subdivision 232.009
Revision of Plat 232.010
Exception to Plat Requirement: County Determination 232.011
Amending Plat 232.0012
Construction of Subchapter 232.0013
Chapter-wide Provision Relating to Regulation of Plats and Subdivisions in Extraterritorial Jurisdiction 232.0015
Exceptions to Plat Requirement 232.0021
Plat Application Fee 232.021
Definitions 232.0022
Delegation of Approval Responsibility 232.022
Applicability 232.0023
Approval Procedure: Applicability 232.023
Plat Required 232.024
Approval by County Required 232.0025
Approval Procedure: Timely Approval of Plats 232.025
Subdivision Requirements 232.0026
Approval Procedure: Conditional Approval or Disapproval Requirements 232.026
Water and Sewer Service Extension 232.0027
Approval Procedure: Applicant Response to Conditional Approval or Disapproval 232.027
Bond Requirements 232.0028
Approval Procedure: Approval or Disapproval of Response 232.028
Certification Regarding Compliance with Plat Requirements 232.0029
Judicial Review of Disapproval 232.030
Subdivision Regulation 232.0031
Standard for Roads in Subdivision 232.031
Requirements Prior to Sale or Lease 232.0032
Additional Requirements: Use of Groundwater 232.032
Services Provided by Subdivider 232.0033
Additional Requirements: Future Transportation Corridors 232.033
Advertising Standards and Other Requirements Before Sale 232.0034
Additional Requirements: Access by Emergency Vehicles 232.034
Conflict of Interest 232.035
Civil Penalties 232.036
Criminal Penalties 232.037
Enforcement 232.038
Suit by Private Person in Economically Distressed Area 232.039
Cancellation of Subdivision 232.040
Replatting 232.041
Revision of Plat 232.042
Variances from Replatting Requirements 232.043
Variances from Platting Requirements 232.044
Amending Plat 232.0045
Financial Guarantee in Lieu of Bond 232.0048
Conflict of Interest 232.071
Applicability 232.072
Plat Required 232.073
Approval by County Required 232.074
Bond Requirements 232.075
Water and Sewer Service Extension 232.076
Certification Regarding Compliance with Plat Requirements 232.077
Connection of Utilities in Certain Counties 232.078
Conflict of Interest 232.079
Civil Penalties 232.080
Enforcement 232.081
Amending Plat 232.0083
Cancellation of Certain Subdivision Plats if Existing Plat Obsolete 232.0085
Cancellation of Certain Subdivisions if Land Remains Undeveloped 232.091
Applicability 232.092
Establishment and Abolition of Planning Commission 232.093
Appointment of Members of Planning Commission 232.094
Financial Disclosure 232.0095
Alternative Procedures for Plat Revision 232.095
Officers, Quorum, and Meetings 232.096
Timely Approval of Plats 232.097
Reasons for Disapproval of Plat Required 232.101
Rules 232.102
Major Thoroughfare Plan 232.103
Lot Frontages 232.104
Set-backs 232.105
Developer Participation Contracts 232.106
Connection of Utilities 232.107
Provisions Cumulative 232.108
Plat Requirements 232.109
Fire Suppression System 232.110
Apportionment of County Infrastructure Costs 232.151
Applicability 232.152
Administrative Determination 232.153
Public Hearing 232.154
Notice of Hearing 232.155
Judicial Review 232.156
Civil Action for Receivership 232.157
Authority and Duty of Receiver 232.158
Sale of Property 232.00285
Development Plan Review 232.0305
County Inspector 232.0315
Notice of Water and Wastewater Requirements by Political Subdivisions 232.0775
County Inspector 232.901
Certain Value-based Fees and Disclosure of Certain Information Prohibited
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

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