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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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OCCUPATIONS CODE |
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Title 13. SPORTS, AMUSEMENTS, AND ENTERTAINMENT |
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Subtitle D. OTHER AMUSEMENTS AND ENTERTAINMENT |
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Chapter 2153. COIN-OPERATED MACHINES |
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Subchapter H. PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS |
Sec. 2153.359. CRIMINAL OFFENSE; PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS
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(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.