No person may serve
with minors and vulnerable adults if he or she has ever been convicted of any
disqualifying offense, been on probation or received deferred adjudication for
any disqualifying offense, or has presently pending any criminal charges for any
disqualifying offense until a determination of guilt or innocence is made,
including any person who is presently on deferred adjudication.
Disqualifying offenses
are:
1. A
felony or misdemeanor classified as an Offense against the Person or Family or
involves an offense against the person or family.
Examples: Offenses
against a person include, but are not limited to, murder, assault, sexual
assault, and abandoning or endangering a child or vulnerable adult. Offenses
against the family include, but are not limited to bigamy, incest, and
interference with child custody, enticing a child, and harboring a runaway
child.
2. A
felony or misdemeanor classified as an Offense against Public Order, Safety, or
Decency.
Examples: Offenses
against public order or decency include, but are not limited to prostitution,
obscenity, sexual performance by a child, possession or promotion of child
pornography, and disorderly conduct.
3. A
felony violation of any law intended to control the possession or distribution
of any substance included as a controlled substance in the Texas Controlled
Substance Act.
4. A felony
or misdemeanor classified as an Offense against Property, to the extent that
those offenses are related to threats or risk of harm or violence.
Examples: Offenses
against property include Robbery, Burglary of a Habitation, and Arson. Other
offenses, such as theft by check, or fraud would not ordinarily be considered
Disqualifying Offenses.