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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the rights of certain defendants who successfully |
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complete a term of community supervision. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 20, Article 42.12, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, is amended by adding Subsections (c), (d), and (e) to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) If the judge sets aside the verdict or permits the |
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defendant to withdraw the defendant's plea and dismisses the |
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accusation, complaint, information, or indictment against the |
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defendant under Subsection (a): |
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(1) a licensing authority may not deny an application |
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for an occupational license, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew an |
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occupational license, or take any other disciplinary action against |
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the defendant based on the offense of which the defendant has been |
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convicted or to which the defendant has pleaded guilty; and |
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(2) the defendant may not be denied a benefit or |
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subject to any civil disability or disqualification based on the |
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offense of which the defendant has been convicted or to which the |
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defendant has pleaded guilty. |
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(d) Subsection (c) supersedes any conflicting state statute |
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enacted before September 1, 2013, that purports to deny a benefit or |
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impose a disability or disqualification. |
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(e) Subsection (c) supersedes any conflicting state statute |
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enacted on or after September 1, 2013, unless the statute expressly |
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provides otherwise. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |