SECTION 143.7. Prior Out-of-State or Federal Convictions  


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  • 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