Occupations Code › Title 13 › Chapter 2033 › Subchapter A

Texas Occupations Code § 2033.007

Failure to Display Credential

Criminal and Administrative Penalties; Disciplinary Powers · Criminal Penalties and Procedures

(a) For purposes of this section, a request is lawful if it is made:

(1) at any time by:

(A) the commission;

(B) an authorized commission agent;

(C) the director or a commissioned officer of the Department of Public Safety;

(D) a peace officer; or

(E) a steward or judge; and

(2) at any restricted location that is at a racetrack and is not a public place.

(b) A person commits an offense if, after a lawful request, the person knowingly fails or refuses to:

(1) display a credential to another person; or

(2) give the person's name, residence address, or date of birth to another person.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), an offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.

(d) At the punishment stage of a trial for an offense under Subsection (b)(1), the defendant may raise an issue as to whether the defendant was a license holder at the time of the offense. If the defendant proves the issue, the offense is a Class C misdemeanor.

Official text of the Texas Occupations Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2019.