Texas § 1702.3876 IMPERSONATING PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR; OFFENSE.

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§ 1702.3876 — IMPERSONATING PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR; OFFENSE.

Texas § 1702.3876

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Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 1702.3876 (2026).

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Sec. 1702.3876. IMPERSONATING PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR; OFFENSE.

(a)A person commits an offense if the person:

(1)impersonates a private investigator with the intent to induce another to submit to the person's pretended authority or to rely on the person's pretended acts of a private investigator; or

(2)knowingly purports to exercise any function that requires licensure as a private investigator.

(b)An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor, except that the offense is a felony of the third degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has previously been convicted of an offense under this section.

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Sec. 1702.3876. IMPERSONATING PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR; OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) impersonates a private investigator with the intent to induce another to submit to the person's pretended authority or to rely on the person's pretended acts of a private investigator; or
(2) knowingly purports to exercise any function that requires licensure as a private investigator.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor, except that the offense is a felony of the third degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has previously been convicted of an offense under this section.