Tex. Occupations Code § 266.303
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 266.303, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 266.303. CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
Official statutory text
(a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) is a dentist and provides a dental laboratory service without being exempt under Section 266.002(2); or
(2) violates Section 266.151 or 266.301.
(b) An offense for a violation of Section 266.151 or Section 266.301(b) is a felony of the third degree.
(c) An offense for a violation of Section 266.301(c) is a Class C misdemeanor. If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this section that the defendant has previously been convicted for an offense for a violation of Section 266.301(c), the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.
(d) An offense for a violation of Section 266.301(d) is a Class B misdemeanor. If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this section that the defendant has previously been convicted of an offense for a violation of Section 266.301(d), the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.
(e) Each day of a violation is a separate offense.
(1) is a dentist and provides a dental laboratory service without being exempt under Section 266.002(2); or
(2) violates Section 266.151 or 266.301.
(b) An offense for a violation of Section 266.151 or Section 266.301(b) is a felony of the third degree.
(c) An offense for a violation of Section 266.301(c) is a Class C misdemeanor. If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this section that the defendant has previously been convicted for an offense for a violation of Section 266.301(c), the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.
(d) An offense for a violation of Section 266.301(d) is a Class B misdemeanor. If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this section that the defendant has previously been convicted of an offense for a violation of Section 266.301(d), the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.
(e) Each day of a violation is a separate offense.
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