{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-tax-code-152.102","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Tax Code § 152.102","heading":"OPERATION WITHOUT PAYMENT OF TAX.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly operates a motor vehicle on a highway of this state without paying the tax imposed by this chapter on the vehicle.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.\nActs 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1595, ch. 389, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 442, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["TAX CODE","TITLE 2. STATE TAXATION","SUBTITLE E. SALES, EXCISE, AND USE TAXES","CHAPTER 152. TAXES ON SALE, RENTAL, AND USE OF MOTOR VEHICLES","SUBCHAPTER F. PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TX/htm/TX.152.htm#152.102","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"b82018f81e608761bcc0e68328dd551be77ce18a81755af76a2b5caa942b7dad","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-tax-code-152.101","next":"us-tx/tex.-tax-code-152.103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}