Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
GOVERNMENT CODE |
Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH |
Subtitle G. ATTORNEYS |
Chapter 82. LICENSING OF ATTORNEYS |
Subchapter C. ATTORNEY CONDUCT |
Sec. 82.061. MISBEHAVIOR OR CONTEMPT
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(a) An attorney at law may be fined or imprisoned by any court for misbehavior or for contempt of the court.
(b) An attorney may not be suspended or stricken from the rolls for contempt unless the contempt involves fraudulent or dishonorable conduct or malpractice.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 3.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.