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.