Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.313
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.313, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 1701.313.
Official statutory text
Sec. 1701.313. DISQUALIFICATION: CONVICTION OF BARRATRY. (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.
(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.
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