Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.076
This is the official text of Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.076, part of Texas’s Human Resources Code — governs state social services and welfare programs.
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§ 42.076. CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
Official statutory text
(a) A person who operates a child-care facility or child-placing agency without a license commits a Class B misdemeanor.
(b) A person who operates a family home without a required listing or registration commits a Class B misdemeanor.
(c) A person who places a public advertisement for an unlicensed facility or an unlisted or unregistered family home commits a Class C misdemeanor.
(d) It is not an offense under this section if a professional provides legal or medical services to:
(1) a parent who identifies the prospective adoptive parent and places the child for adoption without the assistance of the professional; or
(2) a prospective adoptive parent who identifies a parent and receives placement of a child for adoption without assistance of the professional.
(b) A person who operates a family home without a required listing or registration commits a Class B misdemeanor.
(c) A person who places a public advertisement for an unlicensed facility or an unlisted or unregistered family home commits a Class C misdemeanor.
(d) It is not an offense under this section if a professional provides legal or medical services to:
(1) a parent who identifies the prospective adoptive parent and places the child for adoption without the assistance of the professional; or
(2) a prospective adoptive parent who identifies a parent and receives placement of a child for adoption without assistance of the professional.
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