Sec. 1301.452. GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION. (a) A person is subject to disciplinary action under Section 1301.451 if the person violates this chapter, an order issued by the board, or a board rule. A violation of this chapter includes:

(1) attempting to obtain or obtaining a license, endorsement, or registration through fraud;

(2) wilfully, negligently, or arbitrarily violating a municipal rule or ordinance that regulates sanitation, drainage, or plumbing;

(3) making a misrepresentation of services provided or to be provided;

(4) making a false promise with the intent to induce a person to contract for a service;

(5) employing a person who does not hold a license or endorsement or who is not registered to engage in an activity for which a license, endorsement, or registration is required under this chapter;

(6) performing plumbing without holding the proper license, endorsement, or registration required by this chapter; or

(7) performing plumbing in violation of a plumbing code adopted under Section 1301.255.

(b) Retesting procedures may be used to determine whether grounds exist for suspension or revocation of a license, endorsement, or registration due to incompetence or a wilful violation by a person licensed under this chapter.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.313(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 804 (S.B. 1410), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2009.

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 137 (H.B. 636), Sec. 23, eff. May 26, 2021.