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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibited employment by a bail bond surety. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 17.10, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) A surety, including an attorney acting as a surety, may |
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not employ or contract with a person to act as an agent for the |
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surety if, within the preceding 10 years, the person has been |
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finally convicted of: |
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(1) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; or |
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(2) a felony. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |