{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2153.352","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 2153.352","heading":"SEALING OF MACHINES.","body":"(a) The comptroller or an authorized representative of the comptroller may seal a coin-operated machine in a manner that prevents the full operation of the machine if:\n(1) the license or registration certificate of the person exhibiting or displaying the machine is suspended or revoked;\n(2) the owner fails to pay a tax on the machine; or\n(3) the machine is not registered with the comptroller under this chapter.\n(b) The comptroller shall charge a $50 fee to release a coin-operated machine sealed under this section. The fee shall be paid to the comptroller.\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 H. PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2153.htm#2153.352","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"488dde9a48b7850dbcae3ee3116ae29d32450f006823a0f1584ac40a8309fcd3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2153.351","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2153.353"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}