{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1701.553","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.553","heading":"CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR APPOINTMENT OR RETENTION OF PERSONS WITH CERTAIN CONVICTIONS.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person appoints, employs, or retains an individual as an officer, public security officer, telecommunicator, or county jailer in violation of Section 1701.312 or 1701.313.\n(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a state jail felony.\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. 11, eff. September 1, 2011.","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#1701.553","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"601f2d8eb4471c81020ad19610ef403bcf84c74e15b93050c5899225d58bc4b8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1701.552","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1701.554"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}