Texas § 2153.359 CRIMINAL OFFENSE; PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS.

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§ 2153.359 — CRIMINAL OFFENSE; PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS.

Texas § 2153.359

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Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 2153.359 (2026).

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Sec. 2153.359. CRIMINAL OFFENSE; PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS.

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

(1)personally or by an agent, contracts orally or in writing to convey by lease, sublease, or other form an interest in real property if:

(A)the person has a financial interest in a business required to be licensed under this chapter; and

(B)the contract contains a provision that limits the other party's right to obtain a music or skill or pleasure coin-operated machine from any source; or

(2)obtains or attempts to obtain a contract of lease or bailment of a music or skill or pleasure coin-operated machine by coercion, threats, or intimidation, or through the commission of, or threat to commit, an act prohibited by a state penal law or Title 4, Finance Code.

(b)An offense under thi

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Sec. 2153.359. CRIMINAL OFFENSE; PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS. (a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) personally or by an agent, contracts orally or in writing to convey by lease, sublease, or other form an interest in real property if:
(A) the person has a financial interest in a business required to be licensed under this chapter; and
(B) the contract contains a provision that limits the other party's right to obtain a music or skill or pleasure coin-operated machine from any source; or
(2) obtains or attempts to obtain a contract of lease or bailment of a music or skill or pleasure coin-operated machine by coercion, threats, or intimidation, or through the commission of, or threat to commit, an act prohibited by a state penal law or Title 4, Finance Code.
(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.