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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the criminal penalty for practicing chiropractic |
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without a license; increasing a criminal penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 201.605, Occupations Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 201.605. CRIMINAL PENALTY: PRACTICE WITHOUT LICENSE. |
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(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates Section |
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201.301. |
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(b) An [Except as provided by Subsection (c), an] offense |
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under this section is a felony of the third degree [Class A |
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misdemeanor]. |
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(c) [If it is shown on the trial of the offense that the |
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defendant has been previously convicted under Subsection (a), the |
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offense is a felony of the third degree.] |
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[(d)] Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed |
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by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the former |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this |
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section, an offense was committed before the effective date of this |
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Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |