Sec. 621.507. GENERAL OFFENSE; PENALTY  


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  • (a) A person commits an offense if the person violates a provision of this subtitle for which an offense is not specified by another section of this subtitle.

    (b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable:

    (1) by a fine not to exceed $200;

    (2) on conviction before the first anniversary of the date of a previous conviction under this section:

    (A) by a fine not to exceed $500, by confinement in a county jail for not more than 60 days, or by both the fine and confinement; or

    (B) if the convicted person is a corporation, by a fine not to exceed $1,000; or

    (3) on a conviction before the first anniversary of the date of a previous conviction under this section that was punishable under Subdivision (2) or this subdivision:

    (A) by a fine not to exceed $1,000, by confinement in the county jail for not more than six months, or by both the fine and confinement; or

    (B) if the convicted person is a corporation, by a fine not to exceed $2,000.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 941, Sec. 27, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.