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Tex. Insurance Code § 885.703

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

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Tex. Insurance Code § 885.703, SOLICITING MEMBERSHIP IN LODGE OF UNAUTHORIZED FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY; CRIMINAL PENALTY, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/680180
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(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.