Tex. Occupations Code § 651.602
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 651.602, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 651.602. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Official statutory text
(a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) acts or holds the person out as a funeral director, embalmer, or provisional license holder without being licensed under this chapter;
(2) makes a first call in a manner that violates Section 651.401;
(3) is a funeral director, embalmer, or provisional license holder and engages in a funeral practice that violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter; or
(4) violates Chapter 154, Finance Code, or a rule adopted under that chapter, regardless of whether the Texas Department of Banking or another governmental agency takes action relating to the violation.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
(1) acts or holds the person out as a funeral director, embalmer, or provisional license holder without being licensed under this chapter;
(2) makes a first call in a manner that violates Section 651.401;
(3) is a funeral director, embalmer, or provisional license holder and engages in a funeral practice that violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter; or
(4) violates Chapter 154, Finance Code, or a rule adopted under that chapter, regardless of whether the Texas Department of Banking or another governmental agency takes action relating to the violation.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
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