Criminal Penalty for Appointment or Retention of Persons with Certain Convictions

Law Enforcement Officers · Criminal Penalty

(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.

Official text of the Texas Occupations Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

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Legislative history

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (H.B. 3823), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2011.

This section refers to

§ 1701.312 § 1701.313