Tex. Gov't Code § 84.002

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 84.002 - Criminal Offense

(a) A person commits an offense if, while acting as an attorney, the person agrees to accept as compensation for legal advice provided by the person in a criminal matter the right to publish, in print, film, or otherwise, the account of a crime or the events associated with a crime.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.

Tex. Gov't. Code § 84.002

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 982, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1997.