Sec. 1101.653.  GROUNDS FOR SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE.  The commission may suspend or revoke a certificate of registration issued under this chapter if the certificate holder:
(1)  engages in dishonest dealing, fraud, unlawful discrimination, or a deceptive act;
(2)  makes a misrepresentation;
(3)  acts in bad faith;
(4)  demonstrates untrustworthiness;
(5)  fails to honor, within a reasonable time, a check issued to the commission after the commission has mailed a request for payment to the certificate holder's last known address according to the commission's records;
(6)  fails to provide to a party to a transaction a written notice prescribed by the commission that:
(A)  must be given before the party is obligated to sell, buy, lease, or transfer a right-of-way or easement; and
(B)  contains:
(i)  the name of the certificate holder;
(ii)  the certificate number;
(iii)  the name of the person the certificate holder represents;
(iv)  a statement advising the party that the party may seek representation from a lawyer or broker in the transaction; and
(v)  a statement generally advising the party that the right-of-way or easement may affect the value of the property;
(7)  directly or indirectly accepts a financial incentive to make an initial offer that the certificate holder knows or should know is lower than the adequate compensation required under the Texas Constitution; or
(8)  disregards or violates this chapter or a commission rule relating to certificate holders.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.
Amended by: 
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 826 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 4, eff. January 1, 2022.