- (a) A person who has been convicted of barratry under Section 38.12, Penal Code, is disqualified to be an officer or county jailer, and the commission may not issue a license to the person.
(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:
- (1) the sentence is subsequently probated and the person is discharged from community supervision;
- (2) the accusation, complaint, information, or indictment against the person is dismissed following community supervision; or
- (3) the person is pardoned for the offense, unless the pardon is granted expressly for subsequent proof of innocence.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.