Moral Turpitude

[us3girls72]

I am a teacher in Texas and would like to change districts. The application asks if I have had reeived probation for anything involving "moral turpitude." In the etc. list DUI is not mentioned. I was not convicted but did serve some probation time and the case was dismissed. Would I be required to disclose this under moral turpitude?

 

[CdwJava]

There appears to be no statutory definition for this in TX, but my guess is that DUI will not be such an offense.

here's a link to a TX attorney's site that covers some of this:

http://wiki.grinterlaw.com/index.php/Crime_of_Moral_Turpitude

And a court opinion:

http://www.3rdcoa.courts.state.tx.us/opinions/HTMLopinion.asp?OpinionID=6912

There are others if you just use Google. I think you're safe.

 

[CavemanLawyer]

DWI is definitely not considered a crime of moral turpitude in Texas. If you successfully completed a deferred adjudication probation then you have not been convicted of anything anyway.

If this was a deferred on the DWI then it must be a pretty old case.

 

[Proseguru]

Unless you were DUI with 20 hookers in the car, you're fine.