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Texas Occupations Code - OCC § 504.1525. Certain Grounds for License, Registration, or Certification Refusal;  Exception

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the department may not issue a license, registration, or certification under this chapter to an applicant who has been:

(1) convicted or placed on community supervision during the three years preceding the date of application in any jurisdiction for an offense equal to a Class B misdemeanor specified by department rule;

(2) convicted or placed on community supervision in any jurisdiction for an offense equal to or greater than a Class A misdemeanor specified by department rule;  or

(3) found to be incapacitated by a court on the basis of a mental defect or disease.

(b) The department may issue a license, registration, or certification to a person convicted or placed on community supervision in any jurisdiction for a drug or alcohol offense described by Subsection (a)(1) or (2) if the department determines that the applicant has successfully completed participation in an approved peer assistance program.

(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to an applicant who has, with respect to Subsection (a)(1) or (2), received a full pardon based on the person's wrongful conviction or, with respect to Subsection (a)(3), been found by a court to no longer be incapacitated.

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