Texas § OC.455.352 - CRIMINAL PENALTY
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§ OC.455.352. CRIMINAL PENALTY
CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense if the person is required to be licensed under this chapter and the person: (1) knowingly violates Section 455.151 , 455.159 , 455.202 (b), 455.203 (a) or (c), 455.204 (b) or (c), or 455.205 (b), (c), or (d); or (2) collects a fee or any other form of compensation for massage therapy without being licensed under this chapter. (a-1) A person commits an offense if the person is required to be licensed under this chapter and the person knowingly violates Section 455.205 (a). An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor, unless the actor has previously been convicted one or two times of an offense under this subsection, in which event it is a Class A misdemeanor. If the actor has previously been convicted three or more times of an offense under this subsection, the offense is a state jail felony. (b) An owner or operator of a massage establishment commits an offense if the person knowingly violates Section 455.151 (a), 455.155 (d), 455.202 (a), 455.204 (b) or (c), or 455.205 (d). An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor, unless the actor has previously been convicted one or two times of an offense under this subsection, in which event it is a Class A misdemeanor. If the actor has previously been convicted three or more times of an offense under this subsection, the offense is a state jail felony. (c) An owner or operator of a massage school commits an offense if the person knowingly violates Section 455.151 (a), 455.159 , 455.203 (a) or (c), 455.204 (b) or (c), or 455.205 (b), (c), or (d). (d) Except as provided by Subsections (a-1), (b), and (e), an offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor. (e) If it is shown at the trial of an offense under this section that the defendant has been previously convicted of an offense under this section, the offense is a Class A misdemeanor. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1300 (H.B. 2696 ), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2005.
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