Sec. 572.052. REPRESENTATION BY LEGISLATORS BEFORE STATE AGENCIES; CRIMINAL OFFENSE

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(a) A member of the legislature may not, for compensation, represent another person before a state agency in the executive branch of state government unless the representation:
(1) is pursuant to an attorney-client relationship in a criminal law matter; or
(2) involves the filing of documents that involve only ministerial acts on the part of the commission, agency, board, department, or officer.
(b) A member of the legislature commits an offense if the member violates this section. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1134, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 249, Sec. 5.07, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

                    
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