{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-505.507-2","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 505.507 (2)","heading":"CRIMINAL PENALTY.","body":"Text of section as added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 326, Sec. 12\nFor Text of section as added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 892, Sec. 19, see other Sec. 505.507.\n(a) A person required to hold a license under this chapter commits an offense if the person knowingly acts as a social worker without holding a license issued under this chapter.\n(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 326, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE I. REGULATION OF PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELING","CHAPTER 505. SOCIAL WORKERS","SUBCHAPTER J. PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.505.htm#505.507","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"157dd8cc2b03e72d07fb12c0aff28d27a9514030512d19b423b4202c66eba38c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-505.506","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-505.601"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}