Tex. Occupations Code § 266.303: CRIMINAL PENALTIES.

(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.

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.