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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 2153.001. Purpose - Sec. 2153.001. PURPOSE. The purpose of this chapter is to...
Section 2153.002. Definitions - Sec. 2153.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Coin-operated machine" means...
Section 2153.003. Construction of Chapter Consistent With Other Law - Sec. 2153.003. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER CONSISTENT WITH OTHER LAW. This...
Section 2153.004. Exempt Machines - Sec. 2153.004. EXEMPT MACHINES. This chapter does not apply to:...
Section 2153.005. Exempt Corporations and Associations - Sec. 2153.005. EXEMPT CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS. (a) A corporation or...
Section 2153.006. Private Ownership Exempt - Sec. 2153.006. PRIVATE OWNERSHIP EXEMPT. An individual who owns a...
Section 2153.007. Exempt Common Carriers - Sec. 2153.007. EXEMPT COMMON CARRIERS. A person subject to regulation...
Section 2153.008. Exempt Owners or Exhibitors - Sec. 2153.008. EXEMPT OWNERS OR EXHIBITORS. A person who owns...
Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Comptroller
Section 2153.051. General Duties of Comptroller - Sec. 2153.051. GENERAL DUTIES OF COMPTROLLER. (a) The comptroller shall...
Section 2153.052. Rulemaking Authority - Sec. 2153.052. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. The comptroller may adopt rules necessary...
Section 2153.053. Disciplinary Authority - Sec. 2153.053. DISCIPLINARY AUTHORITY. (a) The comptroller may: (1) conduct...
Section 2153.054. Records of Complaints - Sec. 2153.054. RECORDS OF COMPLAINTS. (a) The comptroller shall maintain...
Section 2153.055. Public Interest Information - Sec. 2153.055. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION. (a) The comptroller shall prepare...
Section 2153.056. Delegation Authorized - Sec. 2153.056. DELEGATION AUTHORIZED. The comptroller may delegate to an...
Section 2153.057. Interagency Cooperation - Sec. 2153.057. INTERAGENCY COOPERATION. (a) The comptroller shall use all...
Section 2153.058. Deposit of Revenue - Sec. 2153.058. DEPOSIT OF REVENUE. Except as provided by Section...
Subchapter C. Confidentiality of Certain Information
Section 2153.101. Information From License Application - Sec. 2153.101. INFORMATION FROM LICENSE APPLICATION. (a) Except as provided...
Section 2153.102. Information Made Available to Comptroller - Sec. 2153.102. INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE TO COMPTROLLER. Except for information...
Subchapter D. License or Registration
Section 2153.151. License or Registration Required - Sec. 2153.151. LICENSE OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Except as otherwise provided...
Section 2153.152. Types of Licenses - Sec. 2153.152. TYPES OF LICENSES. (a) A license applicant may...
Section 2153.153. License Application Requirements - Sec. 2153.153. LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS. (a) A license applicant must...
Section 2153.154. License Fee - Sec. 2153.154. LICENSE FEE. (a) The annual fee for a...
Section 2153.155. Terms of License - Sec. 2153.155. TERMS OF LICENSE. A license issued under this...
Section 2153.156. Registration Certificate Required - Sec. 2153.156. REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE REQUIRED. (a) A person who is...
Section 2153.157. Registration Certificate Application Requirements - Sec. 2153.157. REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS. To obtain a registration...
Section 2153.158. Contents of Registration Certificate - Sec. 2153.158. CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE. A registration certificate must:...
Section 2153.159. Display of License or Certificate - Sec. 2153.159. DISPLAY OF LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE. (a) A license...
Section 2153.160. Relocation of Machine - Sec. 2153.160. RELOCATION OF MACHINE. A registration certificate holder shall...
Section 2153.161. Expiration of License or Registration - Sec. 2153.161. EXPIRATION OF LICENSE OR REGISTRATION. (a) A license...
Section 2153.162. License and Registration Renewal - Sec. 2153.162. LICENSE AND REGISTRATION RENEWAL. (a) A license or...
Section 2153.163. Extension of Certain Licenses - Sec. 2153.163. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN LICENSES. (a) Except for good...
Subchapter E. Provisions Relating to Transaction of Business
Section 2153.201. Required Owner Records - Sec. 2153.201. REQUIRED OWNER RECORDS. (a) An owner shall maintain...
Section 2153.202. Required License Holder Records and Reporting - Sec. 2153.202. REQUIRED LICENSE HOLDER RECORDS AND REPORTING. (a) A...
Section 2153.203. Record of Credit Transaction - Sec. 2153.203. RECORD OF CREDIT TRANSACTION. (a) A license holder...
Section 2153.204. Required Contract Provision - Sec. 2153.204. REQUIRED CONTRACT PROVISION. A written contract between an...
Section 2153.205. Reimbursement for Taxes and Fees - Sec. 2153.205. REIMBURSEMENT FOR TAXES AND FEES. (a) The first...
Subchapter F. Credit Transactions
Section 2153.252. Authorized Credit Extensions - Sec. 2153.252. AUTHORIZED CREDIT EXTENSIONS. A license holder may extend...
Section 2153.254. Written Agreement Required - Sec. 2153.254. WRITTEN AGREEMENT REQUIRED. A license holder may extend...
Section 2153.255. Consideration - Sec. 2153.255. CONSIDERATION. (a) In this section, "consideration" includes costs...
Section 2153.258. Criminal Offense; Violation of Subchapter - Sec. 2153.258. CRIMINAL OFFENSE; VIOLATION OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) A person...
Subchapter G. License and Registration Denial and Disciplinary Proceedings
Section 2153.301. Definition - Sec. 2153.301. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "applicant," "license holder," or...
Section 2153.302. Mandatory Denial of General Business License - Sec. 2153.302. MANDATORY DENIAL OF GENERAL BUSINESS LICENSE. The comptroller...
Section 2153.303. Mandatory Denial of License for Failure to Comply With Certain Provisions - Sec. 2153.303. MANDATORY DENIAL OF LICENSE FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY...
Section 2153.304. Mandatory Disciplinary Action Based on Nonpayment - Sec. 2153.304. MANDATORY DISCIPLINARY ACTION BASED ON NONPAYMENT. The comptroller...
Section 2153.305. Discretionary Disciplinary Action - Sec. 2153.305. DISCRETIONARY DISCIPLINARY ACTION. (a) The comptroller may refuse...
Section 2153.306. Determination Hearing - Sec. 2153.306. DETERMINATION HEARING. (a) An applicant for a license...
Section 2153.307. Judicial Review - Sec. 2153.307. JUDICIAL REVIEW. A person affected by a decision...
Subchapter H. Penalties and Enforcement Provisions
Section 2153.351. Consent to Entry - Sec. 2153.351. CONSENT TO ENTRY. Acceptance of a license or...
Section 2153.352. Sealing of Machines - Sec. 2153.352. SEALING OF MACHINES. (a) The comptroller or an...
Section 2153.353. Injunction - Sec. 2153.353. INJUNCTION. (a) The attorney general may commence an...
Section 2153.354. Civil Penalty - Sec. 2153.354. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) The comptroller may assess a...
Section 2153.355. Criminal Offense; General Violations - Sec. 2153.355. CRIMINAL OFFENSE; GENERAL VIOLATIONS. (a) A person commits...
Section 2153.356. Criminal Offense; Operating Without a License or Registration Certificate - Sec. 2153.356. CRIMINAL OFFENSE; OPERATING WITHOUT A LICENSE OR REGISTRATION...
Section 2153.357. Criminal Offense; Obtaining a License by Fraud - Sec. 2153.357. CRIMINAL OFFENSE; OBTAINING A LICENSE BY FRAUD. (a)...
Section 2153.358. Criminal Offense; Failure to Report or Provide Information - Sec. 2153.358. CRIMINAL OFFENSE; FAILURE TO REPORT OR PROVIDE INFORMATION....
Section 2153.359. Criminal Offense; Prohibited Transactions - Sec. 2153.359. CRIMINAL OFFENSE; PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS. (a) A person commits...
Section 2153.360. Criminal Offense; Removal of Tax Permit - Sec. 2153.360. CRIMINAL OFFENSE; REMOVAL OF TAX PERMIT. (a) A...
Section 2153.361. Criminal Offense; Sealed Machines - Sec. 2153.361. CRIMINAL OFFENSE; SEALED MACHINES. (a) A person commits...
Section 2153.362. Criminal Offense; Disclosure of Confidential Information - Sec. 2153.362. CRIMINAL OFFENSE; DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. (a) An...
Subchapter I. State Occupation Tax
Section 2153.401. Imposition of Tax - Sec. 2153.401. IMPOSITION OF TAX. (a) An occupation tax is...
Section 2153.402. Exemption - Sec. 2153.402. EXEMPTION. The tax imposed under this subchapter does...
Section 2153.403. Prorated Tax - Sec. 2153.403. PRORATED TAX. The tax on a coin-operated machine...
Section 2153.404. Collection - Sec. 2153.404. COLLECTION. (a) The comptroller shall collect the tax....
Section 2153.405. Refund or Credit Prohibited - Sec. 2153.405. REFUND OR CREDIT PROHIBITED. The comptroller may not...
Section 2153.406. Tax Permit - Sec. 2153.406. TAX PERMIT. (a) The comptroller shall issue a...
Section 2153.407. Applicability of Tax Code - Sec. 2153.407. APPLICABILITY OF TAX CODE. Subtitle B, Title 2,...
Subchapter J. County and Municipal Regulation
Section 2153.451. Imposition of Occupation Tax Authorized - Sec. 2153.451. IMPOSITION OF OCCUPATION TAX AUTHORIZED. (a) A county...
Section 2153.452. Zoning - Sec. 2153.452. ZONING. (a) For purposes of zoning, a political...
Section 2153.453. Sealing Authorized; Release Fee - Sec. 2153.453. SEALING AUTHORIZED; RELEASE FEE. A county or municipality...