(a) A seller or a person acting on behalf of a seller commits an offense if the seller or person:
- (1) collects money under a prepaid funeral benefits contract; and
- (2) fails to deliver the money to a designated agent of the seller before the 31st day after the date it is collected.
- (b) An offense under this section is punishable as if it were an offense under Section 32.45, Penal Code.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.