Sec. 2153.359. CRIMINAL OFFENSE; PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS. (a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) personally or by an agent, contracts orally or in writing to convey by lease, sublease, or other form an interest in real property if:
(A) the person has a financial interest in a business required to be licensed under this chapter; and
(B) the contract contains a provision that limits the other party's right to obtain a music or skill or pleasure coin-operated machine from any source; or
(2) obtains or attempts to obtain a contract of lease or bailment of a music or skill or pleasure coin-operated machine by coercion, threats, or intimidation, or through the commission of, or threat to commit, an act prohibited by a state penal law or Title 4, Finance Code.
(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 13 - Sports, Amusements, and Entertainment
Subtitle D - Other Amusements and Entertainment
Chapter 2153 - Coin-Operated Machines
Subchapter H. Penalties and Enforcement Provisions
Section 2153.351. Consent to Entry
Section 2153.352. Sealing of Machines
Section 2153.354. Civil Penalty
Section 2153.355. Criminal Offense; General Violations
Section 2153.356. Criminal Offense; Operating Without a License or Registration Certificate
Section 2153.357. Criminal Offense; Obtaining a License by Fraud
Section 2153.358. Criminal Offense; Failure to Report or Provide Information
Section 2153.359. Criminal Offense; Prohibited Transactions
Section 2153.360. Criminal Offense; Removal of Tax Permit
Section 2153.361. Criminal Offense; Sealed Machines
Section 2153.362. Criminal Offense; Disclosure of Confidential Information