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Texas Property Code § 162.032

Penalties

Construction Payments, Loan Receipts, and Misapplication of Trust Funds · Misapplication of Trust Funds

(a) A trustee who misapplies trust funds amounting to $500 or more in violation of this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor.

(b) A trustee who misapplies trust funds amounting to $500 or more in violation of this chapter, with intent to defraud, commits a felony of the third degree.

(c) A trustee who fails to establish or maintain a construction account in violation of Section 162.006 or fails to establish or maintain an account record for the construction account in violation of Section 162.007 commits a Class A misdemeanor.

Official text of the Texas Property Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

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Legislative history

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3722, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 578, Sec. 5, eff. Aug. 31, 1987; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1018, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

This section refers to

§ 162.006§ 162.007