{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1101.758","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.758","heading":"CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS BY BROKER, SALES AGENT, OR CERTIFICATE HOLDER.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person acts as a broker or sales agent without holding a license under this chapter or engages in an activity for which a certificate of registration is required under this chapter without holding a certificate.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.\n(c) to (e) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.162(b).\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.162(a), (b), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1158 (S.B. 699), Sec. 87, eff. January 1, 2016.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1158 (S.B. 699), Sec. 88, eff. January 1, 2016.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 7. PRACTICES AND PROFESSIONS RELATED TO REAL PROPERTY AND HOUSING","SUBTITLE A. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO REAL ESTATE","CHAPTER 1101. REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND SALES AGENTS","SUBCHAPTER P. OTHER PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1101.htm#1101.758","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"357b7974f7b649c6ec576f3a84ab9941d240d397871b8d76a53b17ff21eec455","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1101.757","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1101.759"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}