Section 1804.202 - Criminal Penalties(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly violates this chapter.(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor, except that if it is shown on trial of the offense that the defendant has been convicted previously under this section, the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.(c) A corporation or association may be held criminally responsible for the conduct of a person acting on its behalf if the person's conduct constitutes an offense under this section.(d) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that: (1) the defendant is a veterans organization;(2) the person whose conduct constitutes the offense was acting on behalf of a corporation or association with which the veterans organization had contracted for services; and(3) the person committed the conduct without the knowledge of the veterans organization.Tex. Occ. Code § 1804.202
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1999.