Sec. 51.031. OFFENSE; PENALTY. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an offense under this chapter is a Class B misdemeanor.
(b) An offense under Section 51.014(d), 51.0145, or 51.016(i)(3) is a Class A misdemeanor.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.10(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 501, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 648, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 79 (S.B. 315), Sec. 7, eff. May 24, 2021.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 942 (S.B. 766), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2021.