Sec. 186.044.  NOTICE OF CERTAIN OFFENSES REQUIRED.  (a)  A telephone directory distributed to the public in this state that lists the telephone numbers of an exchange located in this state must contain a notice explaining the offenses under Sections 186.042 and 186.043.  The notice must be:
(1)  printed in type not smaller than the smallest type on the same page;  and
(2)  preceded by the word "warning" printed in type at least as large as the largest type on the same page.
(b)  At least once each year, a person providing telephone service shall enclose in the telephone bill mailed to each person who uses a party line telephone a notice of Sections 186.042 and 186.043.
(c)  This section does not apply to a directory, commonly known as a classified directory, that is distributed solely for business advertising purposes.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.