{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-651.208","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 651.208","heading":"OFFENSE.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person:\n(1) intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or negligently engages in the operation of an insurance premium finance company and does not hold a license issued under this chapter;\n(2) intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or negligently violates this chapter;\n(3) intentionally or knowingly omits to state a material fact necessary to give the commissioner or the department information lawfully required of the person; or\n(4) refuses to permit an investigation or examination authorized under this chapter.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS","SUBTITLE E. PREMIUM FINANCING","CHAPTER 651. FINANCING OF INSURANCE PREMIUMS","SUBCHAPTER E. DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES AND PENALTIES; OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.651.htm#651.208","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"716215a76efa964093e5d13a207c9c888de39bf0883fa698ad3553181fd1d084","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-651.207","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-651.209"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}