Texas Local Government Code
§ 215.007 — SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF HOTEL CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
LG § 215.007Title 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES · Part A. MUNICIPAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY · Ch. 215. MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF BUSINESSES AND OCCUPATIONS · Art. A. REGULATION BY MUNICIPALITIES IN GENERAL
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section:
(1)"Hotel" has the meaning assigned by Section 156.001, Tax Code.
(2)"Human trafficking activity" means conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 20A.02 or 20A.03, Penal Code.
(b)The governing body of a municipality may suspend or revoke a certificate of occupancy for a hotel located in the municipality if:
(1)a law enforcement officer provides an affidavit of probable cause swearing that criminal human trafficking activity is occurring in the hotel;
(2)a court with criminal jurisdiction in the county in which the hotel is located issues an order stating the court's finding of probable cause that human trafficking activity is occurring at the hotel; and
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1120 (H.B. 5509), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.