{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1701.313","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.313","heading":"DISQUALIFICATION: CONVICTION OF BARRATRY.","body":"(a) A person who has been convicted of barratry under Section 38.12, Penal Code, is disqualified to be an officer, telecommunicator, or county jailer, and the commission may not issue a license to the person.\n(b) For purposes of this section and Section 1701.503, a person is convicted of barratry if a court enters an adjudication of guilt against the person regardless of whether:\n(1) the sentence is subsequently probated and the person is discharged from community supervision;\n(2) the accusation, complaint, information, or indictment against the person is dismissed following community supervision; or\n(3) the person is pardoned for the offense, unless the pardon is granted expressly for subsequent proof of innocence.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (H.B. 3823), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2011.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 10. OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY","CHAPTER 1701. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS","SUBCHAPTER G. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS; DISQUALIFICATIONS AND EXEMPTIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1701.htm#1701.313","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"490ed2a818b668c8fa9f14e9db7a5b0082ac974d3eeed85f3fa5317eba46e234","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1701.312","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1701.3135"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}