{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-17.92","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 17.92","heading":"PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person:\n(1) conducts a sale in violation of Section 17.82 of this code;\n(2) conducts a going out of business sale without a valid permit issued under Section 17.84 of this code;\n(3) sells an item at a going out of business sale in violation of Section 17.85 of this code;\n(4) fails to file an inventory required by Section 17.86 or 17.87 of this code; or\n(5) sells an item at retail in violation of Section 17.88 of this code.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.\n(c) Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.\nAdded by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 172, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.","path":["BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE","TITLE 2. COMPETITION AND TRADE PRACTICES","CHAPTER 17. DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES","SUBCHAPTER F. GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.17.htm#17.92","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"07447bd2feac960d02fa4a5da7bba1df5117c881e4e42457d7fca427e9a6a87b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-17.91","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-17.93"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}