Texas Government Code 171.0001 – Definitions
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 171.0001
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
In this chapter:
(1) “Alcohol educational program for minors” means an alcohol awareness program described by Section 106.115, Alcoholic Beverage Code.
(2) “Certificate of program completion” means a uniform, serially numbered certificate that is given by a program provider to a participant who successfully completes a court-ordered program.
(3) “Commission” means the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation.
(4) “Court-ordered program” means any of the following programs:
(A) the alcohol educational program for minors;
(B) the drug offense educational program;
(C) the intervention program for intoxication offenses; or
(D) the educational program for intoxication offenses.
(5) “Department” means the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
(6) “Drug offense educational program” means an educational program described by Section 521.374(a)(1), Transportation Code.
(7) “Educational program for intoxication offenses” means an educational program described by Article 42A.403, Code of Criminal Procedure.
(8) “Executive director” means the executive director of the department.
(9) “Instructor” means a person licensed by the department to instruct a court-ordered program.
(10) “Intervention program for intoxication offenses” means an educational program described by Article 42A.404, Code of Criminal Procedure.
(11) “Participant” means a person who attends, takes, or completes a court-ordered program.
(12) “Program provider” means a person licensed by the department to offer or provide a court-ordered program.
