Sec. 371.304. ACTING WITHOUT A LICENSE; OFFENSES. (a) A person who violates Section 371.051 commits an offense.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) accepts employment at a pawnshop writing pawn transactions; and
(2) does not comply with Section 371.101(a).
(c) A person commits an offense if the person continues employment at a pawnshop after:
(1) the person's application for a pawnshop employee license is denied; or
(2) the person's pawnshop employee license has expired or has been revoked, suspended, or surrendered.
(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), an offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
(e) An offense under Subsection (a) is a misdemeanor punishable by:
(1) a fine not to exceed $10,000;
(2) confinement in county jail for a term not to exceed one year; or
(3) both the fine and confinement.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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