{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1702.388","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.388","heading":"VIOLATION OF CHAPTER; OFFENSE.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates a provision of this chapter for which a specific criminal penalty is not prescribed.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor, except that the offense is a felony of the third degree if the person has previously been convicted under this chapter of failing to hold a license, certificate of insurance, or commission that the person is required to hold under this chapter.\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. 4.99, eff. September 1, 2009.\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.112, 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#1702.388","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"27d4fe7ac31674a305c09f9c0f0364dc42f32e9c7e62dc72cfd78d6590ba1523","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1702.3876","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1702.389"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}