Texas § 1701.551 CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR APPOINTMENT OR RETENTION OF CERTAIN PERSONS.

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§ 1701.551 — CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR APPOINTMENT OR RETENTION OF CERTAIN PERSONS.

Texas § 1701.551

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Bluebook

Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 1701.551 (2026).

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Sec. 1701.551. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR APPOINTMENT OR RETENTION OF CERTAIN PERSONS.

(a)A person commits an offense if the person appoints or retains another person as an officer, county jailer, or telecommunicator in violation of Section 1701.301 , 1701.303 , 1701.306 , or 1701.405 .

(b)An offense under Subsection (a) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000.

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Sec. 1701.551. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR APPOINTMENT OR RETENTION OF CERTAIN PERSONS. (a) A person commits an offense if the person appoints or retains another person as an officer, county jailer, or telecommunicator in violation of Section 1701.301 , 1701.303 , 1701.306 , or 1701.405 .
(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000.

Legislative History

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 968 (H.B. 1951 ), Sec. 11, eff. January 1, 2014.