Texas Occupations Code
§ 455.352 — CRIMINAL PENALTY
OC § 455.352Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part H. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO CERTAIN TYPES OF THERAPY · Ch. 455. MASSAGE THERAPY · Art. H. OTHER PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(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.
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Legislative history
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1300 (H.B. 2696), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2005.