Texas § 61.312 HONORARY DEGREES; OFFENSES.

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§ 61.312 — HONORARY DEGREES; OFFENSES.

Texas § 61.312

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Tex. Education Code Code Ann. § 61.312 (2026).

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Sec. 61.312. HONORARY DEGREES; OFFENSES.

(a)No person may award or offer to award an honorary degree on behalf of a private postsecondary educational institution subject to the provisions of this subchapter unless the institution has been issued a certificate of authority to award such a degree. The honorary degree shall plainly state on its face that it is honorary.

(b)A person commits an offense if the person:

(1)grants or offers to grant an honorary degree in violation of this section; or

(2)solicits another person to seek or accept an honorary degree the actor knows is offered in violation of this section.

(c)An offense under Subsection (b) is a Class A misdemeanor.

(d)In addition to any other venue authorized by law, venue for the prosecution of an offense under Subsection (b) i

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Sec. 61.312. HONORARY DEGREES; OFFENSES. (a) No person may award or offer to award an honorary degree on behalf of a private postsecondary educational institution subject to the provisions of this subchapter unless the institution has been issued a certificate of authority to award such a degree. The honorary degree shall plainly state on its face that it is honorary.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) grants or offers to grant an honorary degree in violation of this section; or
(2) solicits another person to seek or accept an honorary degree the actor knows is offered in violation of this section.
(c) An offense under Subsection (b) is a Class A misdemeanor.
(d) In addition to any other venue authorized by law, venue for the prosecution of an offense under Subsection (b) is in the county in which an element of the offense occurs or in Travis County.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1867, ch. 587, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1975. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 516, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1039 (H.B. 1173 ), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.