1 Tex. Admin. Code § 18.13 - Fine for a Late Report

(a) Except as provided by subsection (b) or (c) of this section, the fine is $500 for:

(1) a late report required to be filed with the commission under Election Code chapter 254 or 257, Government Code chapter 305, or Government Code chapter 572; or

(2) a late report filed with the commission under Local Government Code chapter 159, subchapter C.

(b) The fine for a report due eight days before an election is $500 for the first day the report is late and $100 for each day thereafter that the report is late, up to a maximum fine of $10,000.

(c) The fine for the first semiannual report under Section 254.063, 254.123, or 254.153, Election Code, that is required to be filed by a candidate or political committee following the primary or general election is $500 for the first day the report is late and $100 for each day thereafter that the report is late, up to a maximum fine of $10,000.

(d) A fine assessed under this chapter is in addition to any other sanction assessed under other law.

Notes

1 Tex. Admin. Code § 18.13

The provisions of this §18.13 adopted to be effective January 6, 2002, 27 TexReg 130; Amended to be effective December 10, 2003, 28 TexReg 10903; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 33, August 18, 2023, TexReg 4481, eff. 8/23/2023