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Section 154.401. Criminal Penalty for Certain Violations of Chapter

TX Fin Code § 154.401 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 154.401. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS OF CHAPTER. (a) Except as provided by Section 154.402, an officer, director, agent, or employee of a seller commits an offense if the person:

(1) makes or attempts to make a contract in violation of this chapter;

(2) refuses to allow an inspection of the seller's records relating to the sale of prepaid funeral benefits;

(3) engages in fraud, deception, misrepresentation, or another dishonest practice in the sale of a contract subject to this chapter; or

(4) otherwise violates this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section for which a penalty is not expressly provided by this subchapter is punishable by:

(1) a fine of not less than $100 or more than $500;

(2) confinement in the county jail for a term of not less than one month or more than six months; or

(3) both the fine and confinement.

(c) Each violation of this chapter is a separate offense and shall be prosecuted individually.

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

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