Texas Statutes
§ 885.702 — SOLICITING MEMBERSHIP IN UNAUTHORIZED FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
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Bluebook
Tex. Insurance Code Code Ann. § 885.702 (2026).
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Sec. 885.702. SOLICITING MEMBERSHIP IN UNAUTHORIZED FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
(a)A person commits an offense if the person solicits membership for or in any manner assists in procuring membership in a fraternal benefit society that is not authorized to transact business in this state.
(b)An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50 or more than $200.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.
Nearby Sections
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§ 885.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 885.003
EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION.§ 885.006
TREATMENT OF CERTAIN GRAND LODGES.§ 885.051
FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY DEFINED.§ 885.053
LODGE SYSTEM DEFINED.§ 885.055
ASSEMBLY AS SUPREME GOVERNING BODY.§ 885.056
ASSEMBLY MEETINGS; DIRECTORS.§ 885.057
BOARD AS SUPREME GOVERNING BODY.§ 885.058
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