{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-12.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Human Resources Code § 12.001","heading":"PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES.","body":"(a) A person who is not licensed to practice law in Texas commits an offense if the person charges a fee for representing or aiding an applicant or recipient in procuring assistance from the state agency administering the assistance.\n(b) A person commits an offense if the person advertises, holds himself or herself out for, or solicits the procurement of assistance from the state agency administering the assistance.\n(c) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.\nActs 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2336, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.003, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["HUMAN RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 2. HUMAN SERVICES AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN GENERAL","SUBTITLE A. GENERAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 12. PENAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.12.htm#12.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:18Z","sha256":"6eb21782d66ce193f15acee0aba89e4a965f5f70cfca6bb30a571130cd46fa6c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-11.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-12.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}