{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-55.138","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 55.138","heading":"CRIMINAL PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person owns or operates an automated dial announcing device that the person knows is operating in violation of this subchapter.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.\nActs 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["UTILITIES CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT","SUBTITLE C. TELECOMMUNICATIONS UTILITIES","CHAPTER 55. REGULATION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER F. AUTOMATIC DIAL ANNOUNCING DEVICES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.55.htm#55.138","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"231c2876ecde92483f4719d969c3cf4aefd81166378c2f4b22610ac9f553588d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-55.137","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-55.171"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}