Local Government Code § 232.220

Sec. 232.220. CRIMINAL PENALTIES. (a) A subdivider commits an offense if the subdivider knowingly fails to file a plat required by this subchapter. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor. (b) A subdivider who owns a subdivision commits an offense if the subdivider knowingly fails to timely provide for the construction or installation of water or sewer service as required by Section 232.216 or fails to make a reasonable effort to have electric utility service and gas utility service installed by a utility as required by Section 232.216. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor. (c) If it is shown at the trial of an offense under Subsection (a) that the defendant caused five or more residences in the subdivision to be inhabited, the offense is a state jail felony. (d) A subdivider commits an offense if the subdivider allows the conveyance of a lot in the subdivision without the appropriate water and sewer utilities as required by Section 232.216 or without having made a reasonable effort to have electric utility service and gas utility service installed by a utility as required by Section 232.216. An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. Each lot conveyed constitutes a separate offense. (e) Venue for prosecution for a violation under this section is in the county in which any element of the violation is alleged to have occurred or in Travis County. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 526 (H.B. 3680), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2025.