Texas § 1701.553 CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR APPOINTMENT OR RETENTION OF PERSONS WITH CERTAIN CONVICTIONS.

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§ 1701.553 — CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR APPOINTMENT OR RETENTION OF PERSONS WITH CERTAIN CONVICTIONS.

Texas § 1701.553

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Bluebook

Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 1701.553 (2026).

Text

Sec. 1701.553. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR APPOINTMENT OR RETENTION OF PERSONS WITH CERTAIN CONVICTIONS.

(a)A person commits an offense if the person appoints, employs, or retains an individual as an officer, public security officer, telecommunicator, or county jailer in violation of Section 1701.312 or 1701.313 .

(b)An offense under Subsection (a) is a state jail felony.

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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. 11, eff. September 1, 2011.