1. (a) A person commits an offense if the person appoints or retains an individual as an officer, public security officer, or county jailer in violation of Section 1701.312 or 1701.313.
2. (b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a state jail felony.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.