{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-301.554","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 301.554","heading":"CRIMINAL PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 301.451 or Section 301.251.\n(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor, except that if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted under Subsection (a), the offense is a felony of the third degree.\n(c) Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.\n(d) On final conviction of an offense under Subsection (a), the defendant forfeits all rights and privileges conferred by a license issued under this chapter.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE E. REGULATION OF NURSING","CHAPTER 301. NURSES","SUBCHAPTER L. OTHER PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.301.htm#301.554","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"1d671dc2bf95036b33a9b442cb1a3923bf49229fce9e123bd70eea4353380f30","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-301.553","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-301.555"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}