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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Government Code § 171.0001: DEFINITIONS.

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  1. GOVERNMENT CODE
  2. TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH
  3. SUBTITLE M. COURT PROGRAMS REGULATION
  4. CHAPTER 171. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS REGULATED BY TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION
  5. SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

In this chapter:

(1) "Alcohol educational program for minors" means an alcohol awareness program described by Section 106.115, Alcoholic Beverage Code.

(2) "Certificate of program completion" means a uniform, serially numbered certificate that is given by a program provider to a participant who successfully completes a court-ordered program.

(3) "Commission" means the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation.

(4) "Court-ordered program" means any of the following programs:

(A) the alcohol educational program for minors;

(B) the drug offense educational program;

(C) the intervention program for intoxication offenses; or

(D) the educational program for intoxication offenses.

(5) "Department" means the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

(6) "Drug offense educational program" means an educational program described by Section 521.374(a)(1), Transportation Code.

(7) "Educational program for intoxication offenses" means an educational program described by Article 42A.403, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(8) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department.

(9) "Instructor" means a person licensed by the department to instruct a court-ordered program.

(10) "Intervention program for intoxication offenses" means an educational program described by Article 42A.404, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(11) "Participant" means a person who attends, takes, or completes a court-ordered program.

(12) "Program provider" means a person licensed by the department to offer or provide a court-ordered program.

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 948 (S.B. 1480), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:16Z. Source file · JSON

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