{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1951.603","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1951.603","heading":"CRIMINAL PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person:\n(1) violates this chapter;\n(2) violates a rule adopted under Section 1951.205 or 1951.206; or\n(3) intentionally makes a false statement in an application for a license or otherwise fraudulently obtains or attempts to obtain a license.\n(b) Each day a violation occurs is a separate offense.\n(c) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, an offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor. An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor if the person has been convicted previously of an offense under this section.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 12. PRACTICES AND TRADES RELATED TO WATER, HEALTH, AND SAFETY","SUBTITLE B. PRACTICES RELATED TO HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 1951. STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL","SUBCHAPTER M. OTHER PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1951.htm#1951.603","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"7ab167e14b4a4a999cd796a882fa4ec143d77cccb122724d0ad9a6eb5ab8e813","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1951.602","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1952.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}