Sec. 154.401. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS OF CHAPTER. (a) Except as provided by Section 154.402, an officer, director, agent, or employee of a seller commits an offense if the person:
(1) makes or attempts to make a contract in violation of this chapter;
(2) refuses to allow an inspection of the seller's records relating to the sale of prepaid funeral benefits;
(3) engages in fraud, deception, misrepresentation, or another dishonest practice in the sale of a contract subject to this chapter; or
(4) otherwise violates this chapter.
(b) An offense under this section for which a penalty is not expressly provided by this subchapter is punishable by:
(1) a fine of not less than $100 or more than $500;
(2) confinement in the county jail for a term of not less than one month or more than six months; or
(3) both the fine and confinement.
(c) Each violation of this chapter is a separate offense and shall be prosecuted individually.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 3 - Financial Institutions and Businesses
Subtitle E - Other Financial Businesses
Chapter 154 - Prepaid Funeral Services
Subchapter I. Criminal Penalties and Civil Remedies
Section 154.400. Investigation and Subpoena Authority
Section 154.401. Criminal Penalty for Certain Violations of Chapter
Section 154.402. Criminal Penalty Relating to Deposit or Withdrawal of Money
Section 154.403. Criminal Penalty for Failure to File Report
Section 154.404. Criminal Penalty for Failure to Deliver Money to Designated Agent
Section 154.405. Criminal Penalty for Agent's Failure to Deposit Certain Money
Section 154.406. Administrative Penalty
Section 154.4061. Pattern of Wilful Disregard
Section 154.407. Injunctive Relief
Section 154.408. Cease and Desist Order
Section 154.4081. Emergency Order
Section 154.409. Suit by Attorney General
Section 154.410. Quo Warranto Proceedings
Section 154.412. Seizure of Prepaid Funeral Accounts and Records
Section 154.413. Notification of Purchaser
Section 154.415. Prohibition Order
Section 154.416. Application for Release From Prohibition Order