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Institute for Justice: First Amendment Cases: Texas Computer Repair
by Decius at 11:01 am EDT, Jul 9, 2008 |
New Texas Law Limits Computer Repair To Licensed Private Investigators
IJ client Mike Rife cannot compete with a government-created cartel that demands he close his businesses and complete a three-year apprenticeship under a licensed private investigator to get a state-required license to fix computers. Texas now demands that every computer repair technician in the entire state acquire a private investigator’s license to repair a computer. To get that license, you are required to have a degree in criminal justice or perform a three-year apprenticeship under a licensed private investigator. If you perform certain repairs without a private investigator’s license, or if you have your computer repaired by someone without a license, you can be punished by a $4,000 fine and one year in jail as well as a $10,000 civil penalty.
I support the IfJ in this effort! |
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RE: Institute for Justice: First Amendment Cases: Texas Computer Repair
by dc0de at 12:32 pm EDT, Jul 9, 2008 |
Decius wrote: New Texas Law Limits Computer Repair To Licensed Private Investigators
IJ client Mike Rife cannot compete with a government-created cartel that demands he close his businesses and complete a three-year apprenticeship under a licensed private investigator to get a state-required license to fix computers. Texas now demands that every computer repair technician in the entire state acquire a private investigator’s license to repair a computer. To get that license, you are required to have a degree in criminal justice or perform a three-year apprenticeship under a licensed private investigator. If you perform certain repairs without a private investigator’s license, or if you have your computer repaired by someone without a license, you can be punished by a $4,000 fine and one year in jail as well as a $10,000 civil penalty.
I support the IfJ in this effort!
I completely agree. |
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