Sec. 402.451.  PROHIBITED ACTS.
(a)  A person may not:
(1)  buy, sell, or fraudulently obtain a license or aid another person to do so;
(2)  alter a license with the intent to defraud;
(3)  wilfully make a false statement in an application to the department for a license, a temporary training permit, or the renewal of a license;
(4)  falsely impersonate a license holder; or
(5)  engage in the fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments when the person's license is suspended or revoked.
(b)  A license or permit holder may not:
(1)  solicit a potential customer by telephone unless the license or permit holder clearly discloses the holder's name and business address and the purpose of the communication;
(2)  use or purchase for use a list of names of potential customers compiled by telephone by a person other than the license or permit holder, the license or permit holder's authorized agent, or another license or permit holder; or
(3)  perform any act that requires a license from the Texas Optometry Board or the Texas Medical Board.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.060, eff. April 2, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.123, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1105 (H.B. 4007), Sec. 3.008, eff. September 1, 2017.