Texas § 1701.313 DISQUALIFICATION: CONVICTION OF BARRATRY.

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§ 1701.313 — DISQUALIFICATION: CONVICTION OF BARRATRY.

Texas § 1701.313

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Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 1701.313 (2026).

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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.

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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.

Legislative History

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (H.B. 3823 ), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2011.