Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 42.076

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 42.076 - Criminal Penalties

(a) A person who operates a child-care facility or child-placing agency without a license commits a Class B misdemeanor.

(b) A person who operates a family home without a required listing or registration commits a Class B misdemeanor.

(c) A person who places a public advertisement for an unlicensed facility or an unlisted or unregistered family home commits a Class C misdemeanor.

(d) It is not an offense under this section if a professional provides legal or medical services to:

(1) a parent who identifies the prospective adoptive parent and places the child for adoption without the assistance of the professional; or

(2) a prospective adoptive parent who identifies a parent and receives placement of a child for adoption without assistance of the professional.

Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 42.076

Amended By Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 664, Sec. 5, eff. 9/1/1997

Amended By Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 41, eff. 9/1/1997

Amended By Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1063, Sec. 7, eff. 9/1/1997

Amended By Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1217, Sec. 17, eff. 9/1/1997.

Amended By Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 411, Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/1995

Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 915, Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/1985

Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2367, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1979.