{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-101.106","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 101.106","heading":"CRIMINAL PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person, including an insurer, who intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly violates Section 101.102 commits an offense.\n(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.\n(c) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that Section 101.051 or 101.052, as applicable, by its terms does not apply to the person charged.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 101, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 819 (S.B. 781), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 2. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE","SUBTITLE B. DISCIPLINE AND ENFORCEMENT","CHAPTER 101. UNAUTHORIZED INSURANCE","SUBCHAPTER C. PROHIBITION; ENFORCEMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.101.htm#101.106","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"a5e8fb1235faac4d1c5d674c020fe4b7f4e259f3fe2ad719012ac73132d26ebb","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-101.105","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-101.151"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}