{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-455.352","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 455.352","heading":"CRIMINAL PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person is required to be licensed under this chapter and the person:\n(1) knowingly violates Section 455.151, 455.159, 455.202(b), 455.203(a) or (c), 455.204(b) or (c), or 455.205(b), (c), or (d); or\n(2) collects a fee or any other form of compensation for massage therapy without being licensed under this chapter.\n(a-1) A person commits an offense if the person is required to be licensed under this chapter and the person knowingly violates Section 455.205(a). An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor, unless the actor has previously been convicted one or two times of an offense under this subsection, in which event it is a Class A misdemeanor. If the actor has previously been convicted three or more times of an offense under this subsection, the offense is a state jail felony.\n(b) An owner or operator of a massage establishment commits an offense if the person knowingly violates Section 455.151(a), 455.155(d), 455.202(a), 455.204(b) or (c), or 455.205(d). An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor, unless the actor has previously been convicted one or two times of an offense under this subsection, in which event it is a Class A misdemeanor. If the actor has previously been convicted three or more times of an offense under this subsection, the offense is a state jail felony.\n(c) An owner or operator of a massage school commits an offense if the person knowingly violates Section 455.151(a), 455.159, 455.203(a) or (c), 455.204(b) or (c), or 455.205(b), (c), or (d).\n(d) Except as provided by Subsections (a-1), (b), and (e), an offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.\n(e) If it is shown at the trial of an offense under this section that the defendant has been previously convicted of an offense under this section, the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1300 (H.B. 2696), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE H. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO CERTAIN TYPES OF THERAPY","CHAPTER 455. MASSAGE THERAPY","SUBCHAPTER H. OTHER PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.455.htm#455.352","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"f33f0748d9c5ec47e1fab0722a206633e48e54e9fd9d6b954a8a2fdadd75eb57","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-455.351","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-455.353"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}