Sec. 505.507. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person required to hold a license under this chapter commits an offense if the person knowingly acts as a social worker without holding a license issued under this chapter. (b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 326, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. SUBCHAPTER L. REPORTS OF CERTAIN VIOLATIONS