{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-84.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 84.001","heading":"PROHIBITED ACTS.","body":"Before the conclusion of all aspects of a criminal matter that gives rise to an attorney's employment, an attorney may not make or negotiate an agreement with a client, a prospective client, or former client that provides the attorney literary or media rights to a portrayal or account based in substantial part on information relating to the representation.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 982, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE G. ATTORNEYS","CHAPTER 84. UNAUTHORIZED ATTORNEY COMPENSATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.84.htm#84.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"dafd5de92e1b30c01a5dde7783c8334fd76f3c5f4d1de56383a9a19f2fafb63f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-83.006","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-84.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}