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TITLE 37PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
PART 5TEXAS BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES
CHAPTER 143EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY
SUBCHAPTER AFULL PARDON AND RESTORATION OF RIGHTS OF CITIZENSHIP
RULE §143.1Authority to Grant Pardons

Except in cases of treason or impeachment, after conviction or successful completion of a term of deferred adjudication community supervision, the Governor may grant a full pardon upon the recommendation and advice of a majority of the Board as authorized by the Texas Constitution, Article IV, Section 11 and Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Articles 48.01 and 48.03.


Source Note: The provisions of this §143.1 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective March 17, 1987, 12 TexReg 731; amended to be effective August 15, 1989, 14 TexReg 3812; amended to be effective March 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 1362; amended to be effective November 9, 2014, 39 TexReg 8597; amended to be effective May 9, 2018, 43 TexReg 2795

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