Texas § 557.003 SEDITIOUS ORGANIZATIONS.

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§ 557.003 — SEDITIOUS ORGANIZATIONS.

Texas § 557.003

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Sec. 557.003. SEDITIOUS ORGANIZATIONS.

(a)An organization, either incorporated or unincorporated, may not engage in or have as a purpose activities intended to overthrow, destroy, or alter the constitutional form of government of this state or a political subdivision of this state by force or violence.

(b)An organization that violates Subsection (a):

(1)may not lawfully exist, function, or operate in this state; and

(2)is not entitled to the rights, privileges, and immunities granted to organizations under the law of this state.

(c)A district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney may bring an action against an organization in a court of competent jurisdiction. If the court finds that the organization has violated Subsection (a), the court shall order:

(1)the organi

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Sec. 557.003. SEDITIOUS ORGANIZATIONS. (a) An organization, either incorporated or unincorporated, may not engage in or have as a purpose activities intended to overthrow, destroy, or alter the constitutional form of government of this state or a political subdivision of this state by force or violence.
(b) An organization that violates Subsection (a):
(1) may not lawfully exist, function, or operate in this state; and
(2) is not entitled to the rights, privileges, and immunities granted to organizations under the law of this state.
(c) A district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney may bring an action against an organization in a court of competent jurisdiction. If the court finds that the organization has violated Subsection (a), the court shall order:
(1) the organization dissolved;
(2) if the organization is incorporated in the state or has a permit to do business in the state, the organization's charter or permit revoked;
(3) all funds, records, and property of the organization forfeited to the state; and
(4) all books, records, and files of the organization turned over to the attorney general.
(d) It is prima facie evidence that an organization engages in or has as a purpose engaging in activities intended to overthrow, destroy, or alter the constitutional form of the government of this state or a political subdivision of this state by force or violence if it is shown that the organization has a parent or superior organization that engages in or has as a purpose engaging in activities intended to overthrow, destroy, or alter the constitutional form of the government of this state or a political subdivision of this state by force or violence.