{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2033.017","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 2033.017","heading":"OFFENSE INVOLVING MINOR.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person with criminal negligence permits, facilitates, or allows:\n(1) wagering by a minor at a racetrack; or\n(2) entry by a child to the viewing section of a racetrack.\n(b) A person commits an offense if the person is a minor and knowingly engages in wagering at a racetrack.\n(c) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class B misdemeanor.\n(d) An offense under Subsection (b) is a Class C misdemeanor.\n(e) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution of an offense under Subsection (a)(2) that a child was accompanied by and was in the physical presence of a parent, guardian, or spouse who was 21 years of age or older.\n(f) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution of an offense under Subsection (a) that the minor falsely represented the minor's age by displaying to the person an apparently valid Texas driver's license or identification card issued by the Department of Public Safety that contains a physical description consistent with the minor's appearance.\nAdded by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2019.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 13. SPORTS, AMUSEMENTS, AND ENTERTAINMENT","SUBTITLE A-1. TEXAS RACING ACT","CHAPTER 2033. CRIMINAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES; DISCIPLINARY POWERS","SUBCHAPTER A. CRIMINAL PENALTIES AND PROCEDURES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2033.htm#2033.017","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"9a3dfb1edc6b5bd9b21fa2049b1ab82462b22f37d2d1724c950498c308417878","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2033.016","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2033.018"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}