Sec. 88.0531. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person who knowingly violates Section 88.052 or 88.053 of this code commits an offense.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor unless the actor has been convicted previously under this section, in which event the offense is a felony of the third degree.
Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5231, ch. 960, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.