{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-186.044","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 186.044","heading":"NOTICE OF CERTAIN OFFENSES REQUIRED.","body":"(a) A telephone directory distributed to the public in this state that lists the telephone numbers of an exchange located in this state must contain a notice explaining the offenses under Sections 186.042 and 186.043. The notice must be:\n(1) printed in type not smaller than the smallest type on the same page; and\n(2) preceded by the word \"warning\" printed in type at least as large as the largest type on the same page.\n(b) At least once each year, a person providing telephone service shall enclose in the telephone bill mailed to each person who uses a party line telephone a notice of Sections 186.042 and 186.043.\n(c) This section does not apply to a directory, commonly known as a classified directory, that is distributed solely for business advertising purposes.\nActs 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["UTILITIES CODE","TITLE 4. DELIVERY OF UTILITY SERVICES","SUBTITLE B. PROVISIONS REGULATING DELIVERY OF SERVICES","CHAPTER 186. PROVISIONS TO ENSURE THE RELIABILITY AND INTEGRITY OF UTILITY SERVICE","SUBCHAPTER D. AVAILABILITY OF EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.186.htm#186.044","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"f8569aa437ace54d45a0f444015cd7c25505c51d7610e719231b40aa030a5ea8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-186.043","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-186.045"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}