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CHAPTER i084 H.B. No. 1831 1 AN ACT 2 relating to the definition of "convicted" for purposes of 3 eligibility to carry a concealed handgun. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 5 SECTION 1. Section 411.171(4), Government Code, is amended 6 to read as follows: 7 (4) "Convicted" means an adjudication of guilt or, 8 except as provided in Section 411.1711, an order of deferred 9 adjudication entered against a person by a court of competent 10 jurisdiction whether or not the imposition of the sentence is 11 subsequently probated and the person is discharged from community 12 supervision. The term does not include an adjudication of guilt or 13 an order of deferred adjudication that has been subsequently: 14 (A) expunged; or 15 (B) pardoned under the authority of a state or 16 federal official. 17 SECTION 2. Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, is 18 amended by adding Section 411.1711 to read as follows: 19 Sec. 411.1711. CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS FROM CONVICTIONS. A 20 person is not convicted, as that term is defined by Section 411.171, 21 if an order of deferred adjudication was entered against the person 22 on a date not less than 10 years preceding the date of the person's 23 application for a license under this subchapter unless the order of 24 deferred adjudication was entered against the person for an offense
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1831, Chapter 1084,
legislative document,
June 18, 2005;
[Austin, Texas].
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth156642/m1/1/:
accessed May 22, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
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