Sec. 651.502.  LICENSE DENIAL;  EFFECT OF CRIMINAL CONVICTION.  (a)  The commission may, before a hearing or a waiver of a right to a hearing, refuse to issue:
(1)  a license or provisional license to a person who has violated this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter;  or
(2)  an establishment license to an individual, partnership, or corporation if the individual, a partner, or an officer or director of the corporation:
(A)  has violated this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter;
(B)  previously held an establishment license that was suspended or revoked;  or
(C)  attempts to avoid a revocation, suspension, or license refusal by subterfuge or other evasive means.
(b)  A person to whom the commission refuses to issue a license under Subsection (a) may appeal the decision by submitting a written request for a hearing in accordance with Chapter 2001, Government Code, not later than the 30th day after the date of the refusal.
(c)  The commission and the person to whom the commission refuses to issue a license may agree to the issuance of a probationary license, or the commission may, after a hearing, order that a license be issued on a probationary basis.
(d)  A person applying for a funeral director's or embalmer's license who has a criminal conviction described by Section 651.452 may request a hearing on whether the conviction prevents the commission from issuing a license or a provisional license.  A hearing under this subsection must be requested before the person enters mortuary school and shall be conducted as required by Section 651.506.  A decision made in a hearing under this subsection, unless modified on appeal, is binding on the commission and on the person who requests the hearing when the person applies to the commission for the license or provisional license.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.385(d), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.