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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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OCCUPATIONS CODE |
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Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS |
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Subtitle G. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO HEARING, SPEECH, AND DYSLEXIA |
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Chapter 403. LICENSED DYSLEXIA PRACTITIONERS AND LICENSED DYSLEXIA THERAPISTS |
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Subchapter E. LICENSE DENIAL; COMPLAINT AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES |
Sec. 403.204. LICENSE DENIAL, REVOCATION, OR SUSPENSION FOR CRIMINAL CONVICTION
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(a) The department may deny a license or may suspend or revoke a license if the applicant or license holder has been convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or a felony. The department may take action authorized by this section when:
(1) the time for appeal of the person's conviction has elapsed;
(2) the judgment or conviction has been affirmed on appeal; or
(3) an order granting probation is made suspending the imposition of the person's sentence, without regard to whether a subsequent order:
(A) allows withdrawal of a plea of guilty;
(B) sets aside a verdict of guilty; or
(C) dismisses an information or indictment.
(b) A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere is a conviction for purposes of this section.