{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-205.401","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 205.401","heading":"CRIMINAL PENALTY.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Section 205.303, a person commits an offense if the person practices acupuncture in this state without a license issued under this chapter.\n(b) Each day a person practices acupuncture in violation of Subsection (a) constitutes a separate offense.\n(c) An offense under Subsection (a) is a felony of the third degree.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE C. OTHER PROFESSIONS PERFORMING MEDICAL PROCEDURES","CHAPTER 205. ACUPUNCTURE","SUBCHAPTER I. CRIMINAL PENALTIES AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.205.htm#205.401","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"5deea2a5d5943aca6d520434b2e9a7f15eecdd2e7ce11558c9fb5348969fbe6a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-205.364","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-205.402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}