{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-102.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 102.005","heading":"CRIMINAL PENALTIES.","body":"(a) A sex offender commits an offense if the sex offender violates Section 102.002.\n(b) A sexually oriented business commits an offense if the business violates Section 102.003 or 102.0031.\n(c) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.\nAmended by:\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 79 (S.B. 315), Sec. 4, eff. May 24, 2021.\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 942 (S.B. 766), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2021.","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#102.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"6af169513063a41440baad84c5aa94b3cbd8dbe09ee8b796011df67c66e1aac1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-102.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-102.051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}