Tex. Occ. Code § 2155.002 · Subchapter A. NOTIFICATION OF LODGING RATES
CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A hotel owner or keeper commits an offense if the person does not post a room rate as required by Section 2155.001(a).
(b) A hotel owner, keeper, or employee commits an offense if the person does not give a guest a ticket as required by Section 2155.001(c).
(c) A hotel owner, keeper, or employee commits an offense if the person knowingly charges a guest a room rate for a room that is more than the posted rate for that room. Each day an excessive rate is charged is a separate offense.
(d) An offense under Subsection (a) or (c) is a misdemeanor punishable by:
(1) a fine of not less than $25 or more than $100;
(2) confinement in jail for a term not to exceed 30 days; or
(3) both a fine and confinement.
(e) An offense under Subsection (b) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $100.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2155.htm
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