Texas Business & Commerce Code

§ 621.251 — CRIMINAL PENALTY

BC § 621.251Title 13. CONTESTS AND OTHER PROMOTIONS · Ch. 621. CONTESTS AND GIFT GIVEAWAYS · Art. F. ENFORCEMENT

(a)A person commits an offense if the person knowingly violates this chapter.

(b)Except as provided by Subsection (c), an offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.

(c)An offense under this section is:

(1)a Class A misdemeanor if it is shown at the trial of the defendant that:

(A)the defendant has previously been convicted of an offense under this section; and

(B)the offense for which the defendant is on trial was committed not later than the fifth anniversary of the date of the previous conviction; or

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.