{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-501.503","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 501.503","heading":"CRIMINAL PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person engages in the practice of psychology or represents that the person is a psychologist in violation of this chapter.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.\n(c) Each day a violation occurs is a separate offense.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE I. REGULATION OF PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELING","CHAPTER 501. PSYCHOLOGISTS","SUBCHAPTER K. OTHER PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.501.htm#501.503","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"a3a6ae9a6434604c443a844da6fad6d635d73d140ca2878c60a961754795a397","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-501.411","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-501.505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}