{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-266.303","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 266.303","heading":"CRIMINAL PENALTIES.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person:\n(1) is a dentist and provides a dental laboratory service without being exempt under Section 266.002(2); or\n(2) violates Section 266.151 or 266.301.\n(b) An offense for a violation of Section 266.151 or Section 266.301(b) is a felony of the third degree.\n(c) An offense for a violation of Section 266.301(c) is a Class C misdemeanor. If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this section that the defendant has previously been convicted for an offense for a violation of Section 266.301(c), the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.\n(d) An offense for a violation of Section 266.301(d) is a Class B misdemeanor. If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this section that the defendant has previously been convicted of an offense for a violation of Section 266.301(d), the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.\n(e) 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. 11, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE D. DENTISTRY","CHAPTER 266. REGULATION OF DENTAL LABORATORIES","SUBCHAPTER G. PROHIBITED PRACTICES, ENFORCEMENT, AND PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.266.htm#266.303","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"d66a3f98cd121a5f5632bcdb11954f6e13e1eb8d88e5cccddb3377a34140f1b3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-266.302","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-267.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}