{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-264.151","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 264.151","heading":"CRIMINAL PENALTIES.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 256.001. An offense under this subsection is a felony of the third degree. Each day of a violation is a separate offense.\n(b) A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 256.052. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor. If it is shown at the trial of an offense under this subsection that the defendant has previously been convicted of an offense for a violation of Section 256.052, the offense is a felony of the third degree.\n(c) A person commits an offense if the person violates Subchapter D, Chapter 262. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor. Each day of a violation is a separate offense.\n(d) A person commits an offense if the person is a dentist or dental hygienist and violates an injunction or cease and desist order issued under Subchapter B. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor. If it is shown at the trial of an offense under this subsection that the defendant was previously convicted of an offense for a violation of an injunction or cease and desist order issued under Subchapter B, the offense is a felony of the third degree. Each day of a violation is a separate offense.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 772 (S.B. 887), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE D. DENTISTRY","CHAPTER 264. PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS","SUBCHAPTER D. CRIMINAL PENALTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.264.htm#264.151","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"aef69b19348410d5bf510e856daa5eab985243e04cc59268d5a79258a6b1c352","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-264.102","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-264.152"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}