2025 Texas Statutes
Occupations Code
Title 13 - Sports, Amusements, and Entertainment
Subtitle D - Other Amusements and Entertainment
Chapter 2156 - Theaters
Section 2156.004. Recordkeeping; Offense

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TX Occ Code § 2156.004 (2025)
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Sec. 2156.004. RECORDKEEPING; OFFENSE. (a) A person in charge of a theater, including a theater owner, lessee, or manager, shall:

(1) keep, in convenient form, a list of all bookings of shows for the theater and the specific dates of the bookings; and

(2) show the list, on request, to a person desiring in good faith to lease or rent the theater for a public performance or the production and exhibition of a play, drama, or opera.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person violates Subsection (a).

(c) An offense under Subsection (b) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $20 or less than $10.

(d) Each failure or refusal to comply with Subsection (a) is a separate offense.

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

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