Sec. 2051.152. PROHIBITED ACTS BY PERSON; ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) A person commits an administrative violation if the person:

(1) to obtain workers' compensation insurance coverage for the person or another person, intentionally or knowingly:

(A) makes a false statement;

(B) misrepresents or conceals a material fact;

(C) makes a false entry in, fabricates, alters, conceals, or destroys a document; or

(D) conspires to commit an act listed in Paragraph (A), (B), or (C); or

(2) intentionally and knowingly obtains or maintains:

(A) workers' compensation insurance coverage from an insurer that is not authorized to engage in business in this state; or

(B) alternative coverage from an insurer in violation of this code.

(b) An administrative violation under Subsection (a) is punishable by an administrative penalty not to exceed $5,000 assessed in accordance with the procedures established for an administrative violation under Chapter 415, Labor Code.

(c) Each day an administrative violation under Subsection (a)(2) occurs or continues is a separate violation.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.