{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1701.551","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.551","heading":"CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR APPOINTMENT OR RETENTION OF CERTAIN PERSONS.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person appoints or retains another person as an officer, county jailer, or telecommunicator in violation of Section 1701.301, 1701.303, 1701.306, or 1701.405.\n(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 968 (H.B. 1951), Sec. 11, eff. January 1, 2014.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 10. OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY","CHAPTER 1701. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS","SUBCHAPTER L. CRIMINAL PENALTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1701.htm#1701.551","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"d6ac026eb33c79b0e52d7d978d7205ce37a680e6cf1156fa4e619745d2bbf121","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1701.507","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1701.552"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}