Tex.
Human Resources Code Section 42.076
Criminal Penalties
(a)
A person who operates a child-care facility or child-placing agency without a license commits a Class B misdemeanor.(b)
A person who operates a family home without a required listing or registration commits a Class B misdemeanor.(c)
A person who places a public advertisement for an unlicensed facility or an unlisted or unregistered family home commits a Class C misdemeanor.(d)
It is not an offense under this section if a professional provides legal or medical services to:(1)
a parent who identifies the prospective adoptive parent and places the child for adoption without the assistance of the professional; or(2)
a prospective adoptive parent who identifies a parent and receives placement of a child for adoption without assistance of the professional.
Source:
Section 42.076 — Criminal Penalties, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.42.htm#42.076
(accessed Jun. 5, 2024).