Tex. Occ. Code § 1701.313 · Subchapter G. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS; DISQUALIFICATIONS AND EXEMPTIONS
DISQUALIFICATION: CONVICTION OF BARRATRY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person who has been convicted of barratry under Section 38.12, Penal Code, is disqualified to be an officer, telecommunicator, or county jailer, and the commission may not issue a license to the person.
(b) For purposes of this section and Section 1701.503, a person is convicted of barratry if a court enters an adjudication of guilt against the person regardless of whether:
(1) the sentence is subsequently probated and the person is discharged from community supervision;
(2) the accusation, complaint, information, or indictment against the person is dismissed following community supervision; or
(3) the person is pardoned for the offense, unless the pardon is granted expressly for subsequent proof of innocence.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (H.B. 3823), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2011.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1701.htm
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