Section 1701.312 - Disqualification: Felony Conviction or Placement on Community Supervision(a) A person who has been convicted of a felony is disqualified to be an officer, public security officer, telecommunicator, or county jailer, and the commission may not issue a license to, and a law enforcement agency may not appoint or employ, the person.(b) For purposes of this section and Section 1701.502, a person is convicted of a felony if a court enters an adjudication of guilt against the person on a felony offense under the laws of this or another state or the United States, 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 and the person is released from all penalties and disabilities resulting from the offense; or(3) the person is pardoned for the offense, unless the pardon is granted expressly for subsequent proof of innocence.(c) The commission, on receipt of a certified copy of a court's judgment under Article 42.011, Code of Criminal Procedure, shall note on the person's licensing records the conviction or community supervision indicated by the judgment.Tex. Occ. Code § 1701.312
Amended By Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 855, Sec. 6, eff. 9/1/2011. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1999.