Tex. Insurance Code § 962.701
This is the official text of Tex. Insurance Code § 962.701, part of Texas’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§ 962.701. PROHIBITED ACTS; OFFENSE.
Official statutory text
(a) A person may not:
(1) provide coverage described by Section 962.101 unless the person holds a certificate of authority to provide that coverage; or
(2) solicit insurance for an insurer authorized to provide insurance coverage under this chapter unless the person holds an insurance agent's license.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly violates Subsection (a). An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor.
(c) Venue for prosecution of an offense under this section is in Travis County.
(1) provide coverage described by Section 962.101 unless the person holds a certificate of authority to provide that coverage; or
(2) solicit insurance for an insurer authorized to provide insurance coverage under this chapter unless the person holds an insurance agent's license.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly violates Subsection (a). An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor.
(c) Venue for prosecution of an offense under this section is in Travis County.
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