Responsibility for violations.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 40-48
in effectSec. 40-48. - Responsibility for violations.
(a) If any private street work is done without a permit therefor or is otherwise done in violation of this article by a partnership or any other unincorporated association, every member of the partnership or of the association shall be guilty of the violation. If any such work is so done by a corporation, the president of such corporation, the general manager or the person in active charge of its operations or business, and every director of such corporation shall be guilty of the violation.
(b) If any private street work is done in violation of this article by a contractor for another person, the contractor and the person for which the work is being done shall each be guilty of the offense.
(c) Laborers, mechanics, and other craftsmen having no other connection with the doing of the work regulated by this article than to be employed thereupon at a wage or salary shall not be guilty of offenses for work done in violation of this article. It shall not be necessary, however, for a complaint for a violation of this article to negative the fact that the person complained of is such laborer, mechanic or craftsman, but the same shall be matter to be shown in defense in any prosecution thereunder.
(Code 1968, § 41-49)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH40STSI_ARTIIPRSTWOGE_DIV1GE_S40-48REVIFetched: 10/26/2026