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AN ACT
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relating to the oath of a person admitted to practice law in the |
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State of Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 82.037(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Each person admitted to practice law shall, before |
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receiving a license, take an oath that the person will: |
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(1) support the constitutions of the United States and |
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this state; |
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(2) honestly demean oneself [himself] in the practice |
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of law; [and] |
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(3) discharge the attorney's duty to the attorney's |
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[his] client to the best of the attorney's ability; and |
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(4) conduct oneself with integrity and civility in |
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dealing and communicating with the court and all parties. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 534 passed the Senate on |
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March 24, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 534 passed the House on |
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April 30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 0, one |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |