Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 62.151
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 62.151, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 62.151. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
For purposes of this subchapter, a person:
(1) is employed or carries on a vocation if the person works or volunteers on a full-time or part-time basis for a consecutive period exceeding 14 days or for an aggregate period exceeding 30 days in a calendar year;
(2) works regardless of whether the person works for compensation or for governmental or educational benefit; and
(3) is a student if the person enrolls on a full-time or part-time basis in any educational facility, including:
(A) a public or private primary or secondary school, including a high school or alternative learning center; or
(B) a public or private institution of higher education.
(1) is employed or carries on a vocation if the person works or volunteers on a full-time or part-time basis for a consecutive period exceeding 14 days or for an aggregate period exceeding 30 days in a calendar year;
(2) works regardless of whether the person works for compensation or for governmental or educational benefit; and
(3) is a student if the person enrolls on a full-time or part-time basis in any educational facility, including:
(A) a public or private primary or secondary school, including a high school or alternative learning center; or
(B) a public or private institution of higher education.
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