Felony Restrictions by Code

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» Local Government Code

§161.056. County Ethics Commission In Certain Counties — Eligibility

(b) A person is not eligible for appointment to the commission if the person is:

(1) an elected officer;
(2) a county employee;
(3) a county affiliate;
(4) a person employed as a lobbyist;
(5) a person convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or a felony; or (6) a person who is delinquent in payment of local, state, or federal taxes.

http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/LG/htm/LG.161.htm#161.056

Note(s) Regarding This Legislation:

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 799, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.