{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1151.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1151.004","heading":"PROHIBITION AGAINST REQUIRING UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT.","body":"(a) An appraisal district board of directors or a governing body may not, as a necessity for employment, require an appraiser, assessor, or collector to:\n(1) act in an unprofessional manner; or\n(2) violate this chapter.\n(b) The department shall thoroughly investigate a complaint of a violation of this section.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 450 (H.B. 2447), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 7. PRACTICES AND PROFESSIONS RELATED TO REAL PROPERTY AND HOUSING","SUBTITLE B. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO PROPERTY TAXATION","CHAPTER 1151. PROPERTY TAX PROFESSIONALS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1151.htm#1151.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"d877986d707b69f614352c5060578a837575d68d15e0f4acdb3270ea69f38ceb","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1151.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1151.051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}