Texas § 885.703 SOLICITING MEMBERSHIP IN LODGE OF UNAUTHORIZED FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY; CRIMINAL PENALTY.

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§ 885.703 — SOLICITING MEMBERSHIP IN LODGE OF UNAUTHORIZED FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY; CRIMINAL PENALTY.

Texas § 885.703

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Tex. Insurance Code Code Ann. § 885.703 (2026).

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Sec. 885.703. SOLICITING MEMBERSHIP IN LODGE OF UNAUTHORIZED FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY; CRIMINAL PENALTY.

(a)A person commits an offense if the person solicits for or organizes a lodge of a fraternal benefit society without first obtaining from the commissioner a certificate of authority that entitles the society to engage in business in this state.

(b)An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:

(1)a fine of not less than $100 or more than $250;

(2)confinement in jail for not less than three months or more than six months; or

(3)both a fine and confinement.

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Sec. 885.703. SOLICITING MEMBERSHIP IN LODGE OF UNAUTHORIZED FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense if the person solicits for or organizes a lodge of a fraternal benefit society without first obtaining from the commissioner a certificate of authority that entitles the society to engage in business in this state.
(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:
(1) a fine of not less than $100 or more than $250;
(2) confinement in jail for not less than three months or more than six months; or
(3) both a fine and confinement.