{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.1711","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 411.1711","heading":"CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS FROM CONVICTIONS.","body":"A person is not convicted, as that term is defined by Section 411.171, if an order of deferred adjudication was entered against the person on a date not less than 10 years preceding the date of the person's application for a license under this subchapter unless the order of deferred adjudication was entered against the person for:\n(1) a felony offense under:\n(A) Title 5, Penal Code;\n(B) Chapter 29, Penal Code;\n(C) Section 25.07 or 25.072, Penal Code; or\n(D) Section 30.02, Penal Code, if the offense is punishable under Subsection (c)(2) or (d) of that section; or\n(2) an offense under the laws of another state if the offense contains elements that are substantially similar to the elements of an offense listed in Subdivision (1).\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1084 (H.B. 1831), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 11.01, eff. September 1, 2009.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 96 (S.B. 743), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE B. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC PROTECTION","CHAPTER 411. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS","SUBCHAPTER H. LICENSE TO CARRY A HANDGUN"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.411.htm#411.1711","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"8c5bf8880e766481b9738ae363d2d3e7d6e636c870998e413bd91d96e44a7fc3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.171","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.172"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}