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Chapter 151 - General Provisions
Section 151.001. Definitions - Sec. 151.001. DEFINITIONS. In this subtitle: (1) "Certification" means a...
Chapter 152 - Judicial Branch Certification Commission
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 152.001. Sunset Provision - Sec. 152.001. SUNSET PROVISION. The Judicial Branch Certification Commission is...
Subchapter B. Commission
Section 152.051. Establishment of Commission - Sec. 152.051. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION. The Judicial Branch Certification Commission...
Section 152.052. Appointment of Commission - Sec. 152.052. APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSION. (a) The commission consists of...
Section 152.053. Conflict Provisions - Sec. 152.053. CONFLICT PROVISIONS. (a) In this section, "Texas trade...
Section 152.054. Training - Sec. 152.054. TRAINING. (a) A person who is appointed to...
Section 152.055. Terms; Vacancy; Removal - Sec. 152.055. TERMS; VACANCY; REMOVAL. (a) Members of the commission...
Section 152.056. Presiding Officer - Sec. 152.056. PRESIDING OFFICER. The supreme court shall designate a...
Section 152.057. Compensation; Reimbursement - Sec. 152.057. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT. (a) A commission member may not...
Section 152.058. Meetings - Sec. 152.058. MEETINGS. (a) The commission shall meet at least...
Section 152.059. Public Testimony - Sec. 152.059. PUBLIC TESTIMONY. The commission shall develop and implement...
Subchapter C. Administration
Section 152.101. Rules - Sec. 152.101. RULES. The supreme court may adopt rules consistent...
Section 152.102. Rules Regarding Advertising or Competitive Bidding - Sec. 152.102. RULES REGARDING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING. (a) Subject...
Section 152.103. Administrative Attachment - Sec. 152.103. ADMINISTRATIVE ATTACHMENT. (a) The commission is administratively attached...
Section 152.104. Director - Sec. 152.104. DIRECTOR. The director shall: (1) perform any duty...
Section 152.105. Division of Responsibilities - Sec. 152.105. DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES. The commission shall develop and...
Section 152.106. Use of Technology - Sec. 152.106. USE OF TECHNOLOGY. The commission shall implement a...
Section 152.107. Information on Standards of Conduct - Sec. 152.107. INFORMATION ON STANDARDS OF CONDUCT. The director or...
Section 152.108. Public Interest Information - Sec. 152.108. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION. (a) The commission shall prepare...
Section 152.109. Notice of Complaint Process - Sec. 152.109. NOTICE OF COMPLAINT PROCESS. (a) The commission shall...
Section 152.110. Records of Complaints - Sec. 152.110. RECORDS OF COMPLAINTS. (a) The commission shall maintain...
Section 152.111. Complaint Dismissal - Sec. 152.111. COMPLAINT DISMISSAL. (a) The commission may adopt a...
Section 152.112. Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures - Sec. 152.112. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES. (a) The commission shall...
Subchapter D. Powers and Duties
Section 152.151. General Powers and Duties - Sec. 152.151. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The commission shall:...
Section 152.152. Advisory Boards - Sec. 152.152. ADVISORY BOARDS. (a) In addition to the advisory...
Subchapter E. Certification, Registration, and Licensing Requirements
Section 152.201. Examinations - Sec. 152.201. EXAMINATIONS. (a) Not later than the 30th day...
Section 152.2015. Certification, Registration, and Licensing Fee and Renewal - Sec. 152.2015. CERTIFICATION, REGISTRATION, AND LICENSING FEE AND RENEWAL. (a)...
Section 152.202. Endorsement; Reciprocity - Sec. 152.202. ENDORSEMENT; RECIPROCITY. (a) The commission may waive any...
Section 152.203. Rules on Ineligibility - Sec. 152.203. RULES ON INELIGIBILITY. The supreme court shall adopt...
Section 152.204. Continuing Education - Sec. 152.204. CONTINUING EDUCATION. (a) The supreme court may authorize...
Section 152.205. Code of Ethics - Sec. 152.205. CODE OF ETHICS. (a) The commission shall develop...
Chapter 153 - Commission Enforcement
Subchapter A. General Enforcement Provisions
Section 153.0001. Filing Complaint - Sec. 153.0001. FILING COMPLAINT. (a) To file a complaint with...
Section 153.001. Investigations - Sec. 153.001. INVESTIGATIONS. The commission may conduct investigations as necessary...
Section 153.002. Subpoenas - Sec. 153.002. SUBPOENAS. (a) The commission may issue a subpoena...
Section 153.003. Cease and Desist Order - Sec. 153.003. CEASE AND DESIST ORDER. (a) The director may...
Section 153.004. Denial, Revocation, Suspension, or Refusal to Renew; Reprimand; Probation - Sec. 153.004. DENIAL, REVOCATION, SUSPENSION, OR REFUSAL TO RENEW; REPRIMAND;...
Section 153.005. Injunction - Sec. 153.005. INJUNCTION. (a) The commission may apply to a...
Subchapter B. Administrative Penalty; Administrative Sanction
Section 153.051. Imposition of Penalty - Sec. 153.051. IMPOSITION OF PENALTY. (a) The commission may impose...
Section 153.052. Amount of Penalty - Sec. 153.052. AMOUNT OF PENALTY. (a) The amount of an...
Section 153.053. Report and Notice of Violation, Penalty, and Sanction - Sec. 153.053. REPORT AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION, PENALTY, AND SANCTION....
Section 153.054. Penalty Paid, Sanction Accepted, or Hearing Requested - Sec. 153.054. PENALTY PAID, SANCTION ACCEPTED, OR HEARING REQUESTED. (a)...
Section 153.055. Notice; Hearing - Sec. 153.055. NOTICE; HEARING. (a) If the person requests a...
Section 153.056. Options Following Decision: Pay, Accept, or Appeal - Sec. 153.056. OPTIONS FOLLOWING DECISION: PAY, ACCEPT, OR APPEAL. Not...
Section 153.057. Collection of Penalty - Sec. 153.057. COLLECTION OF PENALTY. (a) If the person does...
Section 153.058. Appeal of Decision - Sec. 153.058. APPEAL OF DECISION. (a) The supreme court shall...
Section 153.059. Remittance of Penalty and Interest - Sec. 153.059. REMITTANCE OF PENALTY AND INTEREST. (a) If the...
Section 153.060. Reissuance of Certificate, Registration, or License - Sec. 153.060. REISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE, REGISTRATION, OR LICENSE. (a) The...
Chapter 154 - Court Reporters Certification and Shorthand Reporting Firms Registration
Section 154.001. Definitions - Sec. 154.001. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this chapter: (1) "Advisory board"...
Section 154.002. Rules - Sec. 154.002. RULES. The supreme court may adopt rules consistent...
Subchapter B. Court Reporters Certification Advisory Board
Section 154.051. Organization - Sec. 154.051. ORGANIZATION. (a) The Court Reporters Certification Advisory Board...
Section 154.052. Advisory Board Member Training - Sec. 154.052. ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER TRAINING. (a) A person who...
Subchapter C. Certification and Registration
Section 154.101. Certification of Reporters - Sec. 154.101. CERTIFICATION OF REPORTERS. (a) A person may not...
Section 154.1011. Apprentice Court Reporter and Provisional Court Reporter Certifications - Sec. 154.1011. APPRENTICE COURT REPORTER AND PROVISIONAL COURT REPORTER CERTIFICATIONS....
Section 154.1012. Reciprocity - Sec. 154.1012. RECIPROCITY. (a) The commission may waive any prerequisite...
Section 154.102. Application for Examination - Sec. 154.102. APPLICATION FOR EXAMINATION. If applicable, a person seeking...
Section 154.103. Examination - Sec. 154.103. EXAMINATION. (a) The examination for certification in one...
Section 154.104. Certification to Supreme Court - Sec. 154.104. CERTIFICATION TO SUPREME COURT. (a) The commission shall...
Section 154.105. Title; Oaths - Sec. 154.105. TITLE; OATHS. (a) On certification under Section 154.101...
Section 154.106. Firm Registration - Sec. 154.106. FIRM REGISTRATION. (a) A shorthand reporting firm or...
Section 154.107. Certification and Registration Fee and Renewal - Sec. 154.107. CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION FEE AND RENEWAL. (a) A...
Section 154.108. Continuing Education - Sec. 154.108. CONTINUING EDUCATION. Subject to Section 152.101, the commission...
Section 154.110. Disciplinary Actions Against Court Reporters - Sec. 154.110. DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AGAINST COURT REPORTERS. (a) After receiving...
Section 154.111. Disciplinary Actions Against Firms - Sec. 154.111. DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AGAINST FIRMS. (a) After receiving a...
Section 154.112. Employment of Noncertified Person for Shorthand Reporting - Sec. 154.112. EMPLOYMENT OF NONCERTIFIED PERSON FOR SHORTHAND REPORTING. (a)...
Section 154.113. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 154.113. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) Except as provided by Section...
Section 154.114. Exemptions - Sec. 154.114. EXEMPTIONS. This chapter does not apply to: (1)...
Section 154.115. Prohibited Contracts - Sec. 154.115. PROHIBITED CONTRACTS. (a) A court reporter or shorthand...
Chapter 155 - Duties Respecting Guardianship
Section 155.001. Definitions - Sec. 155.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Advisory board" means...
Section 155.002. Rules - Sec. 155.002. RULES. The supreme court may adopt rules consistent...
Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions
Section 155.051. Advisory Board - Sec. 155.051. ADVISORY BOARD. (a) The Guardianship Certification Advisory Board...
Section 155.052. Training - Sec. 155.052. TRAINING. (a) A person who is appointed to...
Subchapter C. Standards for and Certification of Certain Guardians
Section 155.101. Standards for Certain Guardianships and Alternatives to Guardianship - Sec. 155.101. STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN GUARDIANSHIPS AND ALTERNATIVES TO GUARDIANSHIP....
Section 155.102. Certification Required for Certain Guardians - Sec. 155.102. CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN GUARDIANS. (a) To provide...
Section 155.103. Provisional Certificate - Sec. 155.103. PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATE. (a) Notwithstanding Section 155.102(a), the commission...
Section 155.104. Information From Private Professional Guardians - Sec. 155.104. INFORMATION FROM PRIVATE PROFESSIONAL GUARDIANS. In addition to...
Section 155.105. Annual Disclosure - Sec. 155.105. ANNUAL DISCLOSURE. (a) Not later than January 31...
Section 155.106. Prohibited Employment - Sec. 155.106. PROHIBITED EMPLOYMENT. A guardianship program may not employ...
Subchapter D. Guardianship Registration and Database
Section 155.151. Registration of Guardianships - Sec. 155.151. REGISTRATION OF GUARDIANSHIPS. (a) The supreme court, after...
Section 155.152. Guardianship Database - Sec. 155.152. GUARDIANSHIP DATABASE. In cooperation with the commission and...
Section 155.153. Access to Database - Sec. 155.153. ACCESS TO DATABASE. (a) The office shall ensure...
Section 155.154. Database Disclaimer - Sec. 155.154. DATABASE DISCLAIMER. To the extent feasible, the following...
Section 155.155. Confidentiality of Information in Database - Sec. 155.155. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION IN DATABASE. (a) Information that...
Subchapter E. Duty to Assist in Qualifying Certain Guardians
Section 155.201. Definition - Sec. 155.201. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "probate court" has the...
Section 155.202. Applicability - Sec. 155.202. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter does not apply with respect...
Section 155.203. Duty to Provide Assistance in Qualifying Guardians; Supreme Court Rulemaking - Sec. 155.203. DUTY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN QUALIFYING GUARDIANS; SUPREME...
Section 155.204. Training Required - Sec. 155.204. TRAINING REQUIRED. (a) In adopting rules under Section...
Section 155.205. Duty to Obtain Criminal History Record Information - Sec. 155.205. DUTY TO OBTAIN CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION. (a)...
Section 155.206. Information for Exclusive Use of Commission and Court - Sec. 155.206. INFORMATION FOR EXCLUSIVE USE OF COMMISSION AND COURT....
Section 155.207. Use of Criminal History Record Information - Sec. 155.207. USE OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION. (a) The...
Section 155.208. Clarification of Authority Granted - Sec. 155.208. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY GRANTED. (a) This subchapter does...
Section 155.209. Fee for Obtaining Criminal History Record Information - Sec. 155.209. FEE FOR OBTAINING CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION. (a)...
Subchapter F. Regulation of Guardianship Programs
Section 155.251. Application of Subchapter - Sec. 155.251. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter does not apply...
Section 155.252. Standards for Operation of Guardianship Programs - Sec. 155.252. STANDARDS FOR OPERATION OF GUARDIANSHIP PROGRAMS. (a) The...
Section 155.253. Registration Required for Guardianship Programs - Sec. 155.253. REGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR GUARDIANSHIP PROGRAMS. (a) A guardianship...
Section 155.254. Registration Database - Sec. 155.254. REGISTRATION DATABASE. (a) The commission shall make available...
Subchapter G. Guardianship Mediation Training
Section 155.301. Training - Sec. 155.301. TRAINING. (a) The office by rule shall establish...
Chapter 156 - Process Server Certification
Section 156.001. Definitions - Sec. 156.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Advisory board" means...
Subchapter B. Process Server Certification Advisory Board
Section 156.051. Organization - Sec. 156.051. ORGANIZATION. (a) The Process Server Certification Advisory Board...
Section 156.052. Fees for Process Server Certification - Sec. 156.052. FEES FOR PROCESS SERVER CERTIFICATION. (a) The commission...
Section 156.053. Process Server Certification Renewal; Fees - Sec. 156.053. PROCESS SERVER CERTIFICATION RENEWAL; FEES. Certification of a...
Chapter 157 - Court Interpreters Licensing
Section 157.001. Definitions - Sec. 157.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Advisory board" means...
Subchapter B. Licensed Court Interpreter Advisory Board
Section 157.051. Licensed Court Interpreter Advisory Board - Sec. 157.051. LICENSED COURT INTERPRETER ADVISORY BOARD. (a) The licensed...
Subchapter C. License Issuance
Section 157.101. Issuance of License; Term - Sec. 157.101. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE; TERM. (a) The director shall...
Section 157.102. Court Interpreter License - Sec. 157.102. COURT INTERPRETER LICENSE. To qualify for a court...
Section 157.103. Examinations - Sec. 157.103. EXAMINATIONS. (a) The director shall prepare examinations under...
Section 157.104. Commission Duties - Sec. 157.104. COMMISSION DUTIES. (a) The commission shall enforce this...
Section 157.105. Suspension, Refusal of Renewal, and Revocation of Licenses; Reissuance - Sec. 157.105. SUSPENSION, REFUSAL OF RENEWAL, AND REVOCATION OF LICENSES;...
Section 157.106. Prohibited Acts - Sec. 157.106. PROHIBITED ACTS. A person may not advertise, represent...
Section 157.107. Offense; Administrative Penalty - Sec. 157.107. OFFENSE; ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) A person commits an...
Chapter 158 - Court Security Officers
Section 158.001. Definition - Sec. 158.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "court security officer" means...
Section 158.002. Court Security Certification - Sec. 158.002. COURT SECURITY CERTIFICATION. (a) Except as provided by...
Section 158.003. Verification - Sec. 158.003. VERIFICATION. The sheriff, constable, law enforcement agency, or...