Tex.
Nat. Resources Code Section 114.102
Criminal Offenses
(a)
A person commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally:(1)
fails to leave a copy of the cargo manifest or other document as required under Section 114.013 (Copy of Cargo Manifest Left at Lease or Facility) of this code at the lease or facility from which the liquid hydrocarbons were removed or fails to deliver a copy of the cargo manifest or other document as required under Section 114.013 (Copy of Cargo Manifest Left at Lease or Facility) of this code to the operator of the lease or facility, his agent, or his representative;(2)
operates an oil tanker vehicle without a cargo manifest as required by this chapter;(3)
fails to maintain cargo manifest records as required under Section 114.014 (Cargo Manifest Records) of this code; or(4)
forges or falsifies a cargo document or documents required by this chapter or exhibits a cargo document or documents knowing that those documents are forged or falsified.(b)
An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.(c)
It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under Subdivision (1), (2), or (3), Subsection (a), of this section that the person charged with the offense provides the information required by Section 114.012 (Contents of Cargo Manifest) of this code.(d)
A penalty imposed for violation of this chapter is in addition to any civil or administrative penalty or sanction authorized by Sections 85.042 (Rules and Orders) and 85.201 (Adoption of Rules and Orders) of this code or any other provision of law.
Source:
Section 114.102 — Criminal Offenses, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.114.htm#114.102 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
