Tex. Occ. Code § 264.151 · Subchapter D. CRIMINAL PENALTY
CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 256.001. An offense under this subsection is a felony of the third degree. Each day of a violation is a separate offense.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 256.052. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor. If it is shown at the trial of an offense under this subsection that the defendant has previously been convicted of an offense for a violation of Section 256.052, the offense is a felony of the third degree.
(c) A person commits an offense if the person violates Subchapter D, Chapter 262. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor. Each day of a violation is a separate offense.
(d) A person commits an offense if the person is a dentist or dental hygienist and violates an injunction or cease and desist order issued under Subchapter B. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor. If it is shown at the trial of an offense under this subsection that the defendant was previously convicted of an offense for a violation of an injunction or cease and desist order issued under Subchapter B, the offense is a felony of the third degree. Each day of a violation is a separate offense.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 772 (S.B. 887), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2009.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.264.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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