Sec. 466.3053. PURCHASE OF TICKET WITH PROCEEDS OF AFDC CHECK OR FOOD STAMPS    


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  • (a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly purchases a ticket with:

    (1) the proceeds of a check issued as a payment under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program administered under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code; or

    (2) a food stamp coupon issued under the food stamp program administered under Chapter 33, Human Resources Code.

    (b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

Renumbered from Sec. 466.255 and amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 6.33, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.