Sec. 781.106. GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSE

(a) An applicant for a license or the applicant's manager must be at least 18 years of age and must not:

(1) have been convicted in any jurisdiction of a Class A misdemeanor or equivalent offense or a greater offense, unless a full pardon has been granted for reasons relating to a wrongful conviction;

(2) have been convicted in any jurisdiction of a Class B misdemeanor or equivalent offense for which the fifth anniversary of the date of conviction has not occurred before the date of application, unless a full pardon has been granted for reasons relating to a wrongful conviction;

(3) have been found by a court to be incompetent by reason of a mental defect or disease and not have been restored to competency;

(4) be suffering from habitual drunkenness or from narcotics addiction or dependence; or

(5) have been discharged from the United States armed forces under other than honorable conditions.

(b) The department may deny an application for a license if the applicant has been convicted in any jurisdiction of a Class B misdemeanor or equivalent offense if the fifth anniversary of the date of conviction has occurred before the date of application, unless a full pardon has been granted for reasons relating to a wrongful conviction.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 808 , Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2005.