1. (a) Except as provided by Section 154.402, an officer, director, agent, or employee of a seller commits an offense if the person:

   1. (1) makes or attempts to make a contract in violation of this chapter;
   2. (2) refuses to allow an inspection of the seller's records relating to the sale of prepaid funeral benefits;
   3. (3) engages in fraud, deception, misrepresentation, or another dishonest practice in the sale of a contract subject to this chapter; or
   4. (4) otherwise violates this chapter.

2. (b) An offense under this section for which a penalty is not expressly provided by this subchapter is punishable by:

   1. (1) a fine of not less than $100 or more than $500;
   2. (2) confinement in the county jail for a term of not less than one month or more than six months; or
   3. (3) both the fine and confinement.
3. (c) Each violation of this chapter is a separate offense and shall be prosecuted individually.

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.