Sec. 1001.453. DISTRIBUTION OF WRITTEN INFORMATION ON COURSE PROVIDER. (a) A person may not distribute within 500 feet of a court with jurisdiction over an offense to which Article 45.0511, Code of Criminal Procedure, applies written information that advertises a course provider.

(b) The department may revoke the license of a course provider if the course provider or the course provider's agent, employee, or representative violates this section.

(c) This section does not apply to distribution of information:

(1) by a court; or

(2) to a court to advise the court of the availability of the course or to obtain approval of the course.

(d) Subchapter F, Chapter 51, Occupations Code, and Section 51.353, Occupations Code, do not apply to a violation of this section or a rule adopted under this section.

(e) Section 51.352, Occupations Code, and Sections 1001.455(a)(6) and 1001.554 of this code do not apply to a violation of this section.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 6.012(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1044 (H.B. 1786), Sec. 51, eff. September 1, 2015.