Sec. 371.058.  PUBLIC HEARING.  (a)  On request, the commissioner shall conduct a public hearing before issuing a pawnshop license.
(b)  The commissioner shall give a pawnbroker that would be affected by the granting of an application for a pawnshop license an opportunity to appear, present evidence, and be heard for or against the application.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.