{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-392.402","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Finance Code § 392.402","heading":"CRIMINAL PENALTY.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a person commits an offense if the person violates this chapter.\n(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $500 for each violation.\n(c) A misdemeanor charge under this section must be filed not later than the first anniversary of the date of the alleged violation.\n(d) This section does not apply to a violation of Section 392.307.\nActs 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1055 (H.B. 996), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["FINANCE CODE","TITLE 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMERS OF FINANCIAL SERVICES","CHAPTER 392. DEBT COLLECTION","SUBCHAPTER E. DEFENSE, CRIMINAL PENALTY, AND CIVIL REMEDIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FI/htm/FI.392.htm#392.402","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:13Z","sha256":"ea9d3507d8f85fded516fb3a82f04fe27cc66a1a2cbfd055a176125d4e6af929","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-392.401","next":"us-tx/tex.-finance-code-392.403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}