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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 §143.7Prior Out-of-State or Federal Convictions

Where there exists one or more convictions or successful completion of a punishment similar to a term of deferred adjudication community supervision for offenses of felony grade, in other states or in federal court, prior to the last Texas conviction, the Board will consider recommending a pardon only if the applicant:

  (1) provides a clearance by full pardon from the jurisdiction(s) of the previous conviction(s); or

  (2) furnishes proof in writing that the other jurisdiction(s) will not act until a full pardon is granted by the Governor of Texas.

Source Note: The provisions of this §143.7 adopted to be effective August 15, 1989, 14 TexReg 3812; amended to be effective March 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 1362; amended to be effective May 9, 2018, 43 TexReg 2795

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