Section 152.102 - Operation Without Payment of Tax(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly operates a motor vehicle on a highway of this state without paying the tax imposed by this chapter on the vehicle.(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 442, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 2001 Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1595, ch. 389, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.