§ 155.99 PENALTY.

   (A)   General penalty. Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no other specific penalty is provided shall be subject to the penalty provisions of § 10.99.

   (B)   Sexually oriented businesses.

      (1)   Except as provided by division (B)(2) of this section, any person violating § 155.15 shall, upon conviction, be subject to punishment for committing a Class A misdemeanor, by a fine not to exceed $4,000 for each offense. A separate offense shall be deemed committed upon each day during or on which violation occurs.

      (2)   If the sexually oriented business involved is an adult cabaret or other adult establishment not within the definition of Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 243.002, then violation of § 155.15 is punishable as a Class C misdemeanor.

   (C)   Any person, firm, or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects, or refuses to comply with or who resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of §§ 155.80 through 155.89 shall be fined not more than $2,000 for each offense.

(Ord. 8-1997-56, passed 8-12-97; Am. Ord. 10-1998-69, passed 10-13- 98; Am. Ord. 2-2002-08, passed 2-12-02; Am. Ord. 08-2004-47, passed 8-24-04; Am. Ord. 08-2007-44, passed 8-28-07; Am. Ord. 04-2022-34, passed 4-12-22)

Statutory reference:

   Authority, see Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 243.010(b)