Texas § BO.2.003 - GENERAL PROHIBITED PURPOSES

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§ BO.2.003. GENERAL PROHIBITED PURPOSES

GENERAL PROHIBITED PURPOSES. A domestic entity may not: (1) engage in a business or activity that: (A) is expressly unlawful or prohibited by a law of this state; or (B) cannot lawfully be engaged in by that entity under state law; or (2) operate as a: (A) bank; (B) trust company; (C) savings association; (D) insurance company; (E) cemetery organization, except as authorized by Chapter 711 , 712 , or 715 , Health and Safety Code; or (F) abstract or title company governed by Title 11, Insurance Code. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018 ), Sec. 11.103, eff. January 1, 2006. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 688 (H.B. 1737 ), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 (S.B. 1442 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.

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Section BO.2.003 ("GENERAL PROHIBITED PURPOSES") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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