{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-962.701","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 962.701","heading":"PROHIBITED ACTS; OFFENSE.","body":"(a) A person may not:\n(1) provide coverage described by Section 962.101 unless the person holds a certificate of authority to provide that coverage; or\n(2) solicit insurance for an insurer authorized to provide insurance coverage under this chapter unless the person holds an insurance agent's license.\n(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly violates Subsection (a). An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor.\n(c) Venue for prosecution of an offense under this section is in Travis County.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 16, eff. April 1, 2007.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 6. ORGANIZATION OF INSURERS AND RELATED ENTITIES","SUBTITLE H. OTHER ENTITIES","CHAPTER 962. JOB PROTECTION INSURANCE","SUBCHAPTER O. ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.962.htm#962.701","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"8d8d0fe45ca45c13684c6d576551538cf1039aa9ab6c50cef8d06883492335da","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-962.103","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-962.702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}