Art. 42.018. NOTICE PROVIDED BY CLERK OF COURT    


(a) This article applies only:

(1) to conviction or deferred adjudication granted on the basis of:

(A) an offense under Title 5, Penal Code; or

(B) an offense on conviction of which a defendant is required to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62; and

(2) if the victim of the offense is under 18 years of age.

(b) Not later than the fifth day after the date a person who holds a certificate issued under Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Education Code, is convicted or granted deferred adjudication on the basis of an offense, the clerk of the court in which the conviction or deferred adjudication is entered shall provide to the State Board for Educator Certification written notice of the person's conviction or deferred adjudication, including the offense on which the conviction or deferred adjudication was based.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 920, Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2003.