Texas Occupations Code

§ 301.554 — CRIMINAL PENALTY

OC § 301.554Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part E. REGULATION OF NURSING · Ch. 301. NURSES · Art. L. OTHER PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS

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(a)A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 301.451 or Section 301.251.

(b)An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor, except that if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted under Subsection (a), the offense is a felony of the third degree.

(c)Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.

(d)On final conviction of an offense under Subsection (a), the defendant forfeits all rights and privileges conferred by a license issued under this chapter.

Legislative history

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.