Prohibited Acts By Person; Administrative Penalty

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.