Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 660.016 - Prohibition Against Accepting Money or Travel Expense Reimbursements From Certain Persons(a) Unless authorized by law, a state employee may not accept money for wages or for a travel expense reimbursement from a person that the employee's employing state agency intends to audit, examine, or investigate or is auditing, examining, or investigating.(b) A state employee who violates Subsection (a) shall forfeit the money or travel expense reimbursement to the state.(c) Subsections (a) and (b) are in addition to any other prohibitions, penalties, and forfeitures imposed or required by other law.Tex. Gov't. Code § 660.016
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1300, Sec. 4, eff. 9/1/1997.