{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-371.304","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Finance Code § 371.304","heading":"ACTING WITHOUT A LICENSE; OFFENSES.","body":"(a) A person who violates Section 371.051 commits an offense.\n(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 767 (H.B. 1442), Sec. 95(3), eff. September 1, 2019.\n(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 767 (H.B. 1442), Sec. 95(3), eff. September 1, 2019.\n(d) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 767 (H.B. 1442), Sec. 95(3), eff. September 1, 2019.\n(e) An offense under Subsection (a) is a misdemeanor punishable by:\n(1) a fine not to exceed $10,000;\n(2) confinement in county jail for a term not to exceed one year; or\n(3) both the fine and confinement.\nActs 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 767 (H.B. 1442), Sec. 95(3), eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["FINANCE CODE","TITLE 4. REGULATION OF INTEREST, LOANS, AND FINANCED TRANSACTIONS","SUBTITLE C. PAWNSHOPS","CHAPTER 371. PAWNSHOPS","SUBCHAPTER G. ENFORCEMENT; PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FI/htm/FI.371.htm#371.304","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:13Z","sha256":"5970d70f7ed64ee834ba50d95dba7ceacda9bc092e20dc8ab2c5d14a0745379d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-371.303","next":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-371.305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}