Tex. Gov't Code Section 84.002
Criminal Offense


(a)

A person commits an offense if, while acting as an attorney, the person agrees to accept as compensation for legal advice provided by the person in a criminal matter the right to publish, in print, film, or otherwise, the account of a crime or the events associated with a crime.

(b)

An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 982, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Source: Section 84.002 — Criminal Offense, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­84.­htm#84.­002 (accessed May 11, 2024).

Accessed:
May 11, 2024

§ 84.002’s source at texas​.gov