Austin City Code § 6-4-50 APPLICABILITY.
§ 6-4-50 - APPLICABILITY.
This article applies to all parts of this chapter.
Source: Ord. No. 20201210-007, Pt. 15, 12-21-20.
ENFORCEMENT.
Austin City Code tit. 6, ch. 6-4, art. 5
in effectAustin City Code § 6-4-51 OFFENSE.
§ 6-4-51 - OFFENSE.
(A) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) directs, performs, authorizes, requests, allows, assists, facilitates, or permits an act prohibited by this chapter;
(2) fails to perform an act required by this chapter;
(3) makes or transmits to the director a false registration, log, inspection, report or other document required by this chapter; or
(4) tampers with a conductivity controller, intake or discharge meter, readout device, read data transmittal equipment, or attached plumbing or electrical connections in a manner that causes inaccurate or false readings or reports of the water use or system operation to meet any inspection, evaluation or assessment required by this chapter.
(B) Each day or part of the day during which the violation is committed or continued is a separate offense.
Source: Ord. No. 20201210-007, Pt. 15, 12-21-20.
Austin City Code § 6-4-52 ENFORCEMENT.
§ 6-4-52 - ENFORCEMENT.
(A) This chapter may be enforced in:
(1) an administrative hearing process established in Chapter 2-13 (Administrative Adjudication of Violations);
(2) a civil action described in Subsection (B) of Chapter 54 of the Texas Local Government Code; or
(3) a criminal prosecution in Municipal Court.
(B) In an administrative hearing conducted pursuant to Chapter 2-13 (Administrative Adjudication of Violations), a person in whose name a water service account is held is presumed to be responsible for a violation of this chapter that occurs at the water service account location.
(C) In a Municipal Court prosecution:
(1) an offense under this chapter subject to the penalty prescribed by Section 1-1-99 (Offenses; General Penalty); and
(2) a culpable mental state is not required for fines of $500 or less and need not be proved.
(D) Nothing in this chapter shall preclude the City's pursuit of any and all enforcement remedies to address a violation of this chapter.
Source: Ord. No. 20201210-007, Pt. 15, 12-21-20.
Source: City of Austin, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/austin/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT6ENCOCO_CH6-4WACO_ART5ENFetched: 10/27/2026