Sec. 202.263. ISSUANCE OF DUPLICATE OR AMENDED LICENSE

(a) If a license issued by the board is lost, destroyed, or stolen from the person to whom it was issued, the license holder shall report the fact to the board in an affidavit. The affidavit must include detailed information as to the loss, destruction, or theft, giving dates, place, and circumstances.

(b) A license holder may apply to the board for an amended license because of a lawful change in the person's name or degree designation or for any other lawful and sufficient reason. The license holder must state the reasons that the issuance of an amended license is requested.

(c) The board shall issue a duplicate or amended license on application by a license holder and payment of a fee set by the board for the duplicate or amended license. The board may not issue a duplicate or amended license unless:

(1) the license holder submits sufficient evidence to prove the license has been lost, destroyed, or stolen or establishes the lawful reason that an amended license should be issued; and

(2) the board's records show a license had been issued and was in effect at the time of the loss, destruction, or theft or on the date of the request for an amended license.

(d) If an amended license is issued, the license holder shall return the original license to the board.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.