{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2501.251","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 2501.251","heading":"CRIMINAL PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly violates this chapter.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 6, eff. June 1, 2003.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 15. OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO EMPLOYMENT","CHAPTER 2501. PERSONNEL SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER F. PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2501.htm#2501.251","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"34b0a3405d0731f5991c20d557ff817f642ebd9e4baf08bddee60d1e77de3bc3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2501.204","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2501.252"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}