Texas § OC.2153.359 - CRIMINAL OFFENSE
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§ OC.2153.359. CRIMINAL OFFENSE
CRIMINAL OFFENSE; PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS. (a) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) personally or by an agent, contracts orally or in writing to convey by lease, sublease, or other form an interest in real property if: (A) the person has a financial interest in a business required to be licensed under this chapter; and (B) the contract contains a provision that limits the other party's right to obtain a music or skill or pleasure coin-operated machine from any source; or (2) obtains or attempts to obtain a contract of lease or bailment of a music or skill or pleasure coin-operated machine by coercion, threats, or intimidation, or through the commission of, or threat to commit, an act prohibited by a state penal law or Title 4, Finance Code. (b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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Section OC.2153.359 ("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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