SUBCHAPTER D. CERTIFICATE DENIAL AND DISCIPLINARY ACTION

Sec. 1952.151. DENIAL OF CERTIFICATE; DISCIPLINARY ACTION. (a) The commission or executive director may deny a person's application for a certificate of registration if the person's certificate or license to engage in code enforcement or a related profession has been revoked by another licensing entity in this state or another state for:

(1) unprofessional conduct;

(2) fraud, deceit, or negligence; or

(3) misconduct in the practice of code enforcement or a related profession.

(b) The commission or executive director shall suspend or revoke a certificate of registration issued under this chapter if the commission or executive director determines that the certificate holder:

(1) engaged in fraud or deceit in obtaining a certificate; or

(2) is grossly negligent, incompetent, or guilty of misconduct in the practice of code enforcement.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.264, eff. September 1, 2017.