Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 621.251
This is the official text of Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 621.251, part of Texas’s Business & Commerce Code — governs commercial transactions and general business practices.
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§ 621.251. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Official statutory text
(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
(2) a third degree felony if it is shown at the trial of the defendant that:
(A) the defendant has previously been twice convicted of an offense under this section; and
(B) the offense for which the defendant is on trial was:
(i) intentional; and
(ii) committed not later than the fifth anniversary of the earlier of the dates of two previous convictions.
(d) Subsection (c)(2) does not apply to a violation of Subchapter D.
(e) A person may not be prosecuted for more than one offense involving the same promotion regardless of whether that promotion is mailed or distributed to more than one person or is used at more than one location.
(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
(2) a third degree felony if it is shown at the trial of the defendant that:
(A) the defendant has previously been twice convicted of an offense under this section; and
(B) the offense for which the defendant is on trial was:
(i) intentional; and
(ii) committed not later than the fifth anniversary of the earlier of the dates of two previous convictions.
(d) Subsection (c)(2) does not apply to a violation of Subchapter D.
(e) A person may not be prosecuted for more than one offense involving the same promotion regardless of whether that promotion is mailed or distributed to more than one person or is used at more than one location.
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