1. (a) A person commits an offense if the person:

   1. (1) exhibits or displays a coin-operated machine in this state for which outstanding tax is due;
   2. (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. (3) uses an artful device or deceptive practice in this state to conceal a violation of this chapter;
   4. (4) misleads the comptroller or an authorized representative of the comptroller in connection with the enforcement of this chapter;
   5. (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. (6) exhibits or displays a coin-operated machine that has a broken seal without the comptroller's approval;
   7. (7) removes a coin-operated machine from the location where the comptroller affixed a seal to the machine; or
   8. (8) violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.
2. (b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.