2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 109 - Pensions › Article 6243g-4. Police Officers Pension System in Certain Municipalities › Section 30. Forfeiture of Benefits

Sec. 30.  FORFEITURE OF BENEFITS.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other law, a member who is convicted, after exhausting all appeals, of an offense punishable as a felony of the first degree in relation to, arising out of, or in connection with the member's service as a classified police officer may not receive any benefits under this article.
(b)  After the member described by Subsection (a) of this section is finally convicted, the member's spouse may apply for benefits if the member, but for application of Subsection (a) of this section, would have been eligible for a pension benefit or a delayed payment of benefits.  If the member would not have been eligible for a pension benefit or a delayed payment of benefits, the member's spouse may apply for a refund of the member's contributions.  A refund under this subsection does not include interest and does not include contributions the city made on the member's behalf.  The city may not receive a refund of any contributions the city made on the member's behalf.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 381, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Sec. 1 amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 2(1) and (2) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 2(4-a) added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 2(7), (11) and (14) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 2(14-a), added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 2(19) renumbered Sec. 2(17-a) by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 2(22-a) added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 2(23) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 3(a) to (d), (f) and (g) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 3(h) added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 4(a) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 5(b-1) added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 5(d) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 6(e-1) added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 6(f) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 6(g) and (h) added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 7(d) and (f) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 8(a) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 9 heading and sec. 9(a) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 9, 10, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 9(b) repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 11(a) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 12(a), (b), (d), (f) and (g) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 12(h) and (i) added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 14(b) to (f) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 14(f-1) added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 14(g), (j) and (l) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 14(m) added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 15(a) to (d) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 15(f) repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 15(h) to (k) added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 16(a) and (c) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, 15, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 16(d) repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 16(f) to (h) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 16A added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 17(h) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 18(a) and (b) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 18(d) added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, 18, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Sec. 20 amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 22 amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 20, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 23 amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 25(d) and (e) amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Sec. 29 added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 320 (S.B. 2190), Sec. 2.01, eff. July 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 320 (S.B. 2190), Sec. 2.02, eff. July 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 320 (S.B. 2190), Sec. 2.03, eff. July 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 320 (S.B. 2190), Sec. 2.04, eff. July 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 320 (S.B. 2190), Sec. 2.05, eff. July 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 320 (S.B. 2190), Sec. 2.06, eff. July 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 320 (S.B. 2190), Sec. 2.07, eff. July 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 320 (S.B. 2190), Sec. 2.08, eff. July 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 320 (S.B. 2190), Sec. 2.09, eff. July 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 320 (S.B. 2190), Sec. 2.10, eff. July 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 320 (S.B. 2190), Sec. 2.11, eff. July 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 320 (S.B. 2190), Sec. 2.12, eff. July 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 320 (S.B. 2190), Sec. 2.13, eff. July 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 320 (S.B. 2190), Sec. 2.14, eff. July 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 320 (S.B. 2190), Sec. 2.15, eff. July 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 320 (S.B. 2190), Sec. 2.16, eff. July 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 320 (S.B. 2190), Sec. 2.17, eff. July 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 320 (S.B. 2190), Sec. 2.18, eff. July 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 320 (S.B. 2190), Sec. 2.19, eff. July 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 320 (S.B. 2190), Sec. 2.20, eff. July 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 320 (S.B. 2190), Sec. 2.21, eff. July 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 320 (S.B. 2190), Sec. 2.22, eff. July 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 320 (S.B. 2190), Sec. 2.23, eff. July 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 320 (S.B. 2190), Sec. 2.24, eff. July 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 320 (S.B. 2190), Sec. 2.25, eff. July 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 320 (S.B. 2190), Sec. 2.26, eff. July 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 320 (S.B. 2190), Sec. 2.27, eff. July 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 320 (S.B. 2190), Sec. 2.28, eff. July 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 320 (S.B. 2190), Sec. 2.29, eff. July 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 320 (S.B. 2190), Sec. 2.30, eff. July 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 320 (S.B. 2190), Sec. 2.31, eff. July 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 320 (S.B. 2190), Sec. 2.32, eff. July 1, 2017.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 709 (H.B. 2190), Sec. 140, eff. September 1, 2023.