{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1201.609","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.609","heading":"ACTING WITHOUT LICENSE; CRIMINAL PENALTY.","body":"A person who is not exempt under this chapter and who, without first obtaining a license required under this chapter, performs an act that requires a license under this chapter commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor. A second or subsequent conviction for an offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (H.B. 1460), Sec. 63, eff. January 1, 2008.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 7. PRACTICES AND PROFESSIONS RELATED TO REAL PROPERTY AND HOUSING","SUBTITLE C. REGULATION OF CERTAIN TYPES OF HOUSING AND BUILDINGS","CHAPTER 1201. MANUFACTURED HOUSING","SUBCHAPTER M. ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS AND PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1201.htm#1201.609","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"f3ba79f4abbd45c0820abce51b09382cb16be5006f9f032ca47757698dbf6815","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1201.608","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1201.610"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}