Texas § IN.885.703 - SOLICITING MEMBERSHIP IN LODGE OF UNAUTHORIZED FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY
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§ IN.885.703. SOLICITING MEMBERSHIP IN LODGE OF UNAUTHORIZED FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY
SOLICITING MEMBERSHIP IN LODGE OF UNAUTHORIZED FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense if the person solicits for or organizes a lodge of a fraternal benefit society without first obtaining from the commissioner a certificate of authority that entitles the society to engage in business in this state. (b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by: (1) a fine of not less than $100 or more than $250; (2) confinement in jail for not less than three months or more than six months; or (3) both a fine and confinement. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.
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