{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1702.386","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.386","heading":"UNAUTHORIZED EMPLOYMENT; OFFENSE.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person contracts with or employs a person who is required to hold a license or commission under this chapter knowing that the person does not hold the required license or commission or who otherwise, at the time of contract or employment, is in violation of this chapter.\n(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 4.96, eff. September 1, 2009.\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.108, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 10. OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY","CHAPTER 1702. PRIVATE SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER P. PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1702.htm#1702.386","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"f30a62e2780a381afd92a067381af625e5af6109a6f6f0954173e15eb8f7346d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1702.3841","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1702.3863"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}