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DEFENSES.

Fort Worth City Code § 20-453
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§ 20-453 DEFENSES. It is a defense to prosecution under this article that at the time of the alleged offense the person was not required to be licensed by the state as a credit access business under Tex. Finance Code, Chapter 393, Subchapter G. (Ord. 23991-12-2019, § 1, passed 12-17-2019, eff. 12-25-2019)
Source: City of Fort Worth, Code of Ordinances, City Charter and Zoning Ordinance (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/ftworth/latest/ftworth_tx/0-0-0-63566Fetched: 10/26/2026

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