Sec. 651.602. CRIMINAL PENALTY


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  • (a) A person commits an offense if the person:

    (1) acts or holds the person out as a funeral director, embalmer, or provisional license holder without being licensed under this chapter;

    (2) makes a first call in a manner that violates Section 651.401;

    (3) is a funeral director, embalmer, or provisional license holder and engages in a funeral practice that violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter; or

    (4) violates Chapter 154, Finance Code, or a rule adopted under that chapter, regardless of whether the Texas Department of Banking or another governmental agency takes action relating to the violation.

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

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.