Texas § OC.2153.355 - CRIMINAL OFFENSE
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§ OC.2153.355. CRIMINAL OFFENSE
CRIMINAL OFFENSE; GENERAL VIOLATIONS. (a) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) exhibits or displays a coin-operated machine in this state for which outstanding tax is due; (2) falsifies, fails to maintain, or refuses or fails to make available to the comptroller or an authorized representative of the comptroller, on request, records of coin-operated machines that the person is required to maintain; (3) uses an artful device or deceptive practice in this state to conceal a violation of this chapter; (4) misleads the comptroller or an authorized representative of the comptroller in connection with the enforcement of this chapter; (5) breaks a seal attached by the comptroller or an authorized representative of the comptroller under Section 2153.352 without the comptroller's approval; (6) exhibits or displays a coin-operated machine that has a broken seal without the comptroller's approval; (7) removes a coin-operated machine from the location where the comptroller affixed a seal to the machine; or (8) violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter. (b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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Section OC.2153.355 ("CRIMINAL OFFENSE") 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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