Sec. 1104.353.  NOTORIOUSLY BAD CONDUCT; PRESUMPTION CONCERNING BEST INTEREST.  (a)  A person may not be appointed guardian if the person's conduct is notoriously bad.
(b)  It is presumed to be not in the best interests of a ward or incapacitated person to appoint as guardian of the ward or incapacitated person a person who has been finally convicted of:
(1)  any sexual offense, including sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault, and prohibited sexual conduct;
(2)  aggravated assault;
(3)  injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual;
(4)  abandoning or endangering a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual;
(5)  terroristic threat; or
(6)  continuous violence against the family of the ward or incapacitated person.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.
Amended by: 
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 982 (H.B. 2080), Sec. 14, eff. January 1, 2014.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 830 (H.B. 2187), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2023.