Tex. Occ. Code § 266.303 · Subchapter G. PROHIBITED PRACTICES, ENFORCEMENT, AND PENALTIES
CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) is a dentist and provides a dental laboratory service without being exempt under Section 266.002(2); or
(2) violates Section 266.151 or 266.301.
(b) An offense for a violation of Section 266.151 or Section 266.301(b) is a felony of the third degree.
(c) An offense for a violation of Section 266.301(c) is a Class C misdemeanor. If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this section that the defendant has previously been convicted for an offense for a violation of Section 266.301(c), the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.
(d) An offense for a violation of Section 266.301(d) is a Class B misdemeanor. If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this section that the defendant has previously been convicted of an offense for a violation of Section 266.301(d), the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.
(e) 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. 11, eff. September 1, 2009.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.266.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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Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Occupations Code
- Tex. Occ. Code § 266.002EXEMPTIONS.Printed as Section 266.002(2)
- Tex. Occ. Code § 266.151REGISTRATION REQUIRED.Printed as Section 266.151 | Section 266.151 or 266.301
- Tex. Occ. Code § 266.301DENTAL PROSTHETIC APPLIANCE.Printed as Section 266.151 or 266.301 | Section 266.301(b) | Section 266.301(c) | Section 266.301(d)
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