Sec. 2153.355.  CRIMINAL OFFENSE;  GENERAL VIOLATIONS.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person:
(1)  exhibits or displays a coin-operated machine in this state for which outstanding tax is due;
(2)  falsifies, fails to maintain, or refuses or fails to make available to the comptroller or an authorized representative of the comptroller, on request, records of coin-operated machines that the person is required to maintain;
(3)  uses an artful device or deceptive practice in this state to conceal a violation of this chapter;
(4)  misleads the comptroller or an authorized representative of the comptroller in connection with the enforcement of this chapter;
(5)  breaks a seal attached by the comptroller or an authorized representative of the comptroller under Section 2153.352 without the comptroller's approval;
(6)  exhibits or displays a coin-operated machine that has a broken seal without the comptroller's approval;
(7)  removes a coin-operated machine from the location where the comptroller affixed a seal to the machine;  or
(8)  violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.
(b)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.