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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to including within the offense of barratry and |
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solicitation of professional employment certain solicitations made |
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during certain periods. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 38.12, Penal Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (d-1) and amending Subsection (g) to read as follows: |
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(d-1) A person commits an offense if: |
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(1) the person is a chiropractor, physician, surgeon, |
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or private investigator licensed to practice in this state, or is |
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licensed, certified, or registered by a health care regulatory |
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agency of this state; |
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(2) the person, with the intent to obtain professional |
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employment for the person or another person, solicits or causes to |
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be solicited, in person or by telephone, employment that relates to |
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a personal injury sustained in an accident or disaster involving |
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the solicited person or a relative of that person; and |
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(3) the solicitation described by Subdivision (2) |
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occurs before the 31st day after the date the accident or disaster |
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occurred. |
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(g) Except as provided by Subsection (h), an offense under |
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Subsection (d) or (d-1) is a Class A misdemeanor. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |