Sec. 885.703.  SOLICITING MEMBERSHIP IN LODGE OF UNAUTHORIZED FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY;  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (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.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.