HOUSE BILL 155 |
HOUSE AUTHOR: West, George "Buddy" et al. |
EFFECTIVE: 9-1-03 |
SENATE SPONSOR: Whitmire |
House Bill 155 amends the Business & Commerce Code to prohibit a sex offender from owning or serving as a director, officer, operator, manager, or employee of a sexually oriented business. The bill makes it a Class A misdemeanor for a sex offender or a sexually oriented business to violate the prohibition, and authorizes the attorney general or the appropriate district or county attorney to bring an action for an injunction against the person in violation.