Texas § 1953.201 DENIAL OF CERTIFICATE; DISCIPLINARY ACTION.

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§ 1953.201 — DENIAL OF CERTIFICATE; DISCIPLINARY ACTION.

Texas § 1953.201

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Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 1953.201 (2026).

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Sec. 1953.201. DENIAL OF CERTIFICATE; DISCIPLINARY ACTION.

(a)The commission or executive director may deny a person's application for a certificate of registration if:

(1)the person's certificate or license to engage in a profession in this state or elsewhere has been revoked for unprofessional conduct, fraud, deceit, negligence, or misconduct in the practice of the profession; or

(2)satisfactory proof is presented to the commission or executive director establishing that the person has been found guilty of unprofessional conduct, fraud, deceit, negligence, or misconduct in the practice of a profession.

(b)The commission or executive director may suspend or revoke a certificate of registration if the certificate holder:

(1)practiced fraud or deceit in obtaining the certificate; or (2

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Sec. 1953.201. DENIAL OF CERTIFICATE; DISCIPLINARY ACTION. (a) The commission or executive director may deny a person's application for a certificate of registration if:
(1) the person's certificate or license to engage in a profession in this state or elsewhere has been revoked for unprofessional conduct, fraud, deceit, negligence, or misconduct in the practice of the profession; or
(2) satisfactory proof is presented to the commission or executive director establishing that the person has been found guilty of unprofessional conduct, fraud, deceit, negligence, or misconduct in the practice of a profession.
(b) The commission or executive director may suspend or revoke a certificate of registration if the certificate holder:
(1) practiced fraud or deceit in obtaining the certificate; or
(2) acted in a manner constituting gross negligence, incompetency, or misconduct in the practice of sanitation.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 5.246, eff. April 2, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202 ), Sec. 1.276, eff. September 1, 2017.