Text of section effective on April 01, 2021

Sec. 5018.0060. CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A district commissioner, engineer, or employee, personally or as an agent for another person, may not benefit directly or indirectly from a sale, purchase, or contract entered into by the board.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person violates this section. An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by:

(1) a fine not to exceed $1,000;

(2) confinement in the county jail for not less than six months or more than one year; or

(3) both the fine and confinement.

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.