{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-102.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 102.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this subchapter:\n(1) \"Sex offender\" means a person who has been convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication for an offense for which a person is subject to registration under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure.\n(2) \"Sexually oriented business\" has the meaning assigned by Section 243.002, Local Government Code.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 4.003(a), eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE","TITLE 5. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES AND SERVICES","SUBTITLE C. BUSINESS OPERATIONS","CHAPTER 102. SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES","SUBCHAPTER A. RESTRICTION ON OWNERS, OPERATORS, MANAGERS, OR EMPLOYEES OF SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.102.htm#102.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"135dab1747d04597a31714ba90ee6cb3d9fee9900ce111f773904884d59d4707","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-101.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-102.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}