{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2153.008","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 2153.008","heading":"EXEMPT OWNERS OR EXHIBITORS.","body":"A person who owns or exhibits a coin-operated machine is exempt from the licensing and recordkeeping requirements of this chapter if the person:\n(1) operates or exhibits the coin-operated machine only on premises occupied by the person and in connection with the person's business;\n(2) does not own a coin-operated machine subject to the tax imposed under this chapter and located on the business premises of another person; and\n(3) does not have a direct or indirect financial interest in the music or skill or pleasure coin-operated machine industry, except for ownership of the coin-operated machine operated or exhibited on premises occupied by the person.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 13. SPORTS, AMUSEMENTS, AND ENTERTAINMENT","SUBTITLE D. OTHER AMUSEMENTS AND ENTERTAINMENT","CHAPTER 2153. COIN-OPERATED MACHINES","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2153.htm#2153.008","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"5cd3deedde381b9e172cf453624bb2145b031df4ba36dc022967577a12afc51f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2153.007","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2153.051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}