Texas § 42.076 CRIMINAL PENALTIES.

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§ 42.076 — CRIMINAL PENALTIES.

Texas § 42.076

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Tex. Human Resources Code Code Ann. § 42.076 (2026).

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Sec. 42.076. CRIMINAL PENALTIES.

(a)A person who operates a child-care facility or child-placing agency without a license commits a Class B misdemeanor.

(b)A person who operates a family home without a required listing or registration commits a Class B misdemeanor.

(c)A person who places a public advertisement for an unlicensed facility or an unlisted or unregistered family home commits a Class C misdemeanor.

(d)It is not an offense under this section if a professional provides legal or medical services to:

(1)a parent who identifies the prospective adoptive parent and places the child for adoption without the assistance of the professional; or

(2)a prospective adoptive parent who identifies a parent and receives placement of a child for adoption without assistance of the professiona

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Sec. 42.076. CRIMINAL PENALTIES. (a) A person who operates a child-care facility or child-placing agency without a license commits a Class B misdemeanor.
(b) A person who operates a family home without a required listing or registration commits a Class B misdemeanor.
(c) A person who places a public advertisement for an unlicensed facility or an unlisted or unregistered family home commits a Class C misdemeanor.
(d) It is not an offense under this section if a professional provides legal or medical services to:
(1) a parent who identifies the prospective adoptive parent and places the child for adoption without the assistance of the professional; or
(2) a prospective adoptive parent who identifies a parent and receives placement of a child for adoption without assistance of the professional.

Legislative History

Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2367, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 915, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 411, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 664, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 41, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1063, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1217, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.