Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 102.003
This is the official text of Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 102.003, part of Texas’s Business & Commerce Code — governs commercial transactions and general business practices.
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§ 102.003. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ACTIVITIES BY BUSINESS IN RELATION TO SEX OFFENDER.
Official statutory text
If a sexually oriented business knows that a person is a sex offender, the business may not:
(1) contract with that person to operate or manage the business as an independent contractor; or
(2) employ that person as an officer, operator, manager, or other employee.
(1) contract with that person to operate or manage the business as an independent contractor; or
(2) employ that person as an officer, operator, manager, or other employee.
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