Sec. 1053.252.  GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION.  A person is subject to disciplinary action under Section 1053.251 for:
(1)  violating this subtitle or a board rule adopted under this subtitle that applies to interior designers;
(2)  being convicted of a felony or of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;
(3)  using fraud or deceit in obtaining or attempting to obtain a certificate of registration;
(4)  committing an act of recklessness, gross incompetency, or misconduct in the practice of interior design;
(5)  practicing in a manner detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare;
(6)  advertising in a manner that tends to deceive or defraud the public;
(7)  aiding or abetting any person not registered under this subtitle in violating this subtitle;
(8)  failing to provide or to timely provide to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation any document designated by Chapter 469, Government Code, as a document the person is required to provide to the department;
(9)  giving false or forged evidence to the board or a member of the board in obtaining or assisting another person to obtain a certificate of registration;
(10)  using or attempting to use as the person's own the certificate of registration of another person;  or
(11)  acting dishonestly in the practice of interior design.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 331, Sec. 5.06, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.062(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.