Sec. 204.087. OFFENSE; CRIMINAL AND CIVIL PENALTIES. (a) A person commits an offense if the person recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally defeats, evades, or circumvents a provision of this subchapter or if the person recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally attempts, aids and abets an attempt, or advises another to defeat, evade, or circumvent a provision of this subchapter. (b) An employer who commits an offense under this section may be assessed a civil penalty in an amount equal to two percent of wages as defined in Subchapter F , Chapter 201 , for the year during which the violation occurred and for the three years following that year. (c) A person, other than the employer, who commits an offense under this section may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for a first offense and not more than $5,000 for each subsequent offense. (d) A civil penalty assessed under Subsection (b) or (c) shall be deposited in the special administration fund established under Section 203.201 . (e) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
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