Tex. Occ. Code § 1701.551 · Subchapter L. CRIMINAL PENALTY
CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR APPOINTMENT OR RETENTION OF CERTAIN PERSONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person commits an offense if the person appoints or retains another person as an officer, county jailer, or telecommunicator in violation of Section 1701.301, 1701.303, 1701.306, or 1701.405.
(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 968 (H.B. 1951), Sec. 11, eff. January 1, 2014.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1701.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Occupations Code
- Tex. Occ. Code § 1701.301LICENSE REQUIRED.Printed as Section 1701.301, 1701.303, 1701.306, or 1701.405
- Tex. Occ. Code § 1701.303LICENSE APPLICATION; DUTIES OF APPOINTING ENTITY.Printed as Section 1701.301, 1701.303, 1701.306, or 1701.405
- Tex. Occ. Code § 1701.306PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION.Printed as Section 1701.301, 1701.303, 1701.306, or 1701.405
- Tex. Occ. Code § 1701.405TELECOMMUNICATORS.Printed as Section 1701.301, 1701.303, 1701.306, or 1701.405
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