{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-651.602","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 651.602","heading":"CRIMINAL PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person:\n(1) acts or holds the person out as a funeral director, embalmer, or provisional license holder without being licensed under this chapter;\n(2) makes a first call in a manner that violates Section 651.401;\n(3) is a funeral director, embalmer, or provisional license holder and engages in a funeral practice that violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter; or\n(4) violates Chapter 154, Finance Code, or a rule adopted under that chapter, regardless of whether the Texas Department of Banking or another governmental agency takes action relating to the violation.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE L. CREMATORY SERVICES, FUNERAL DIRECTING, AND EMBALMING","CHAPTER 651. CREMATORY SERVICES, FUNERAL DIRECTING, AND EMBALMING","SUBCHAPTER M. OTHER PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.651.htm#651.602","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"d8bc18bf57786d466453cece465c13e4eb7017e39acb6a0b86724067a4326fa4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-651.601","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-651.603"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}