{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2155.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 2155.002","heading":"CRIMINAL PENALTIES.","body":"(a) A hotel owner or keeper commits an offense if the person does not post a room rate as required by Section 2155.001(a).\n(b) A hotel owner, keeper, or employee commits an offense if the person does not give a guest a ticket as required by Section 2155.001(c).\n(c) A hotel owner, keeper, or employee commits an offense if the person knowingly charges a guest a room rate for a room that is more than the posted rate for that room. Each day an excessive rate is charged is a separate offense.\n(d) An offense under Subsection (a) or (c) is a misdemeanor punishable by:\n(1) a fine of not less than $25 or more than $100;\n(2) confinement in jail for a term not to exceed 30 days; or\n(3) both a fine and confinement.\n(e) An offense under Subsection (b) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $100.\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 2155. HOTELS AND BOARDINGHOUSES","SUBCHAPTER A. NOTIFICATION OF LODGING RATES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2155.htm#2155.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"31623426326ef5680d8bff40071fd5ac7e468b0334c9c7c6737afcc57366c392","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2155.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2155.051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}